CYTARABINE


Meaning of CYTARABINE in English

/suy tar"euh been'/ , n. Pharm.

a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias. Also cytosine arabinoside, ara-C .

[ CYT(OSINE) + ARAB(INOSIDE) + -INE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .