-citabine

English

Etymology

Contraction of cytarabine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

Suffix

-citabine

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of cytarabine or azacytidine derivatives used as nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agents.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -citabine

Related terms

• -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”)

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018