OBDORMITION
\ˌɒbdɔːmˈɪʃən], \ˌɒbdɔːmˈɪʃən], \ˌɒ_b_d_ɔː_m_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By William R. Warner
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[Latin] The state of numbness and anaesthesia in a part when the latter is said to be \"asleep,\" i. e., when the conductivity of the nerves supplying it is temporarily interfered with by pressure, etc.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.