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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