adriamycin
English
editEtymology
editBlend of Adriatic + hydroxydaunomycin.
Pronunciation
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editadriamycin (uncountable)
- 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.
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edita drug used in cancer chemotherapy
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See also
edit- adriamycin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia