adriamycin

English

Adriamycin

Etymology

Blend of Adriatic +‎ hydroxydaunomycin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/

Noun

adriamycin (uncountable)

1. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
   • 2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Also, the therapy is clearly dangerous for some patients, including those with a collapsed lung and those receiving chemotherapy with cisplatinum or adriamycin.

Synonyms

• doxorubicin
• hydroxydaunorubicin

Translations

a drug used in cancer chemotherapy

• Portuguese: adriamicina f

See also

• adriamycin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia