Medical Dictionary
selective
adj se·lec·tive \sə-ˈlek-tiv\
Medical Definition of SELECTIVE
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
2
: highly specific in activity or effect <selective pesticides> <selective permeability of a plasma membrane>
—se·lec·tive·ly adverb
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