Oversimplicity
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Excessive simplicity. uncountable
"By introducing the element of phenotype of primary cancer cells at earlier in vitro stages of drug development, PDX cell-screening allows us to find drugs that are active against real cancers in vivo and bridges the gap between the oversimplicity of conventional cell line-based screening and the intractable complexity of clinical studies."
Example
More examples"By introducing the element of phenotype of primary cancer cells at earlier in vitro stages of drug development, PDX cell-screening allows us to find drugs that are active against real cancers in vivo and bridges the gap between the oversimplicity of conventional cell line-based screening and the intractable complexity of clinical studies."
Etymology
From over- + simplicity.
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