CYCLOSPORINE


Meaning of CYCLOSPORINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-klə-ˈspȯr- ə n, -ˌēn ]

noun

also cy·clo·spor·in -ˈspȯr- ə n

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cycl- + spor- + -ine (II)

Date: 1976

: an immunosuppressive polypeptide drug C 62 H 111 N 11 O 12 obtained from various imperfect fungi and used especially to prevent rejection of organ transplants

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