cytarabine
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From cyt(osine) + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/
Noun edit
cytarabine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C9H13N3O5 that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.
Derived terms edit
- -citabine (“nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agent”)
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References edit
- “cytosine arabinoside”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.