cytarabine
English
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editEtymology
editFrom cyt(osine) + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/
Noun
editcytarabine (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”)
Translations
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References
edit- “cytosine arabinoside”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.