FLUOROURACIL

Meaning of FLUOROURACIL in English

Pronunciation: ˌ flu ̇ r- ō - ' yu ̇ r- ə - ˌ sil, - ˌ s ə l, ˌ flo ̇ r-

Function: noun

Etymology: fluor- + uracil

Date: circa 1958

: a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 used as a neoplastic agent to treat some kinds of cancer

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FLUOROURACIL — MedMaster
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FLUOROURACIL — noun Etymology: fluor- + uracil Date: circa 1958 a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 …
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FLUOROURACIL — "ˌ noun Etymology: fluor- + uracil : a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLUOROURACIL — /floor'euh yoor"euh sil, flawr'-, flohr'-/ , n. Pharm. a pyrimidine analog, C 4 H 3 FN 2 O 2 , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLUOROURACIL — noun Etymology: fluor- + uracil Date: circa 1958 : a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C 4 H 3 FN 2 O …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLUOROURACIL — [fluo.ro.ura.cil] n [fluor- + uracil] (ca. 1958): a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base used to treat some kinds of cancer
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FLUOROURACIL — An anticancer drug. Its chemical name is 5-fluorouracil, commonly called 5-FU.
English Dictionary of Medicine
FLUOROURACIL — A drug that is used as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
FLUOROURACIL — фторурацил
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FLUOROURACIL — фторурацил
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FLUOROURACIL (TOPICAL) — USP DI
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FLUOROURACIL (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
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FLUOROPLEX — USP DI - Fluorouracil (Topical)
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EFUDEX — USP DI - Fluorouracil (Topical)
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ADRUCIL — MedMaster - Fluorouracil USP DI - Fluorouracil (Systemic)
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ANTIMETABOLITE — Substance that competes with, replaces, or inhibits a specific compound within a cell , whose functioning is thereby disrupted. Because …
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ANTIMETABOLITE — a substance that competes with, replaces, or inhibits a specific metabolite of a cell and thereby interferes with the cell's …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTIMETABOLITE — n. Substance that competes with, replaces, or inhibits a specific compound within a cell , whose functioning is thereby disrupted. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRIACETYLURIDINE — A substance that is being studied for its ability to protect against the gastrointestinal side effects caused by fluorouracil. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
LEVAMISOLE — An antiparasitic drug that is also being studied in cancer therapy with fluorouracil.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
LEUCOVORIN — A drug used to protect normal cells from high doses of the anticancer drug methotrexate. It is also used to …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
FLUOROPYRIMIDINE — One of a group of substances used to treat cancer. Fluoropyrimidines belong to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Examples …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ETHYNYLURACIL — An anticancer drug that increases the effectiveness of fluorouracil. Also called eniluracil.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ENILURACIL — An anticancer drug that increases the effectiveness of fluorouracil. Also called ethynyluracil.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
DIPYRIDAMOLE — A drug that prevents blood cell clumping and enhances the effectiveness of fluorouracil and other chemotherapeutic agents.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
S-1 — A drug that is being studied for its ability to enhance the effectiveness of fluorouracil and prevent gastrointestinal side effects …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PN401 — A substance that is being studied for its ability to protect against the gastrointestinal side effects caused by fluorouracil. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PALA — A substance that is being studied for its ability to increase the effectiveness of the anticancer drug fluorouracil.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
FOLFOX — An abbreviation for a type of combination chemotherapy that is used to treat colorectal cancer. It includes fluorouracil, leucovorin, and …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
5-FU — A drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ФТОРУРАЦИЛ — fluorouracil
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