DOXORUBICIN


Meaning of DOXORUBICIN in English

[ ˌdɒksəʊ'ru:bɪsɪn ]

■ noun Medicine a bacterial antibiotic used to treat leukaemia and other forms of cancer.

Origin

1970s: from deoxy- (in the sense 'that has lost oxygen') + L. rubus 'red' + -mycin .

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