NITROSOUREA

Meaning of NITROSOUREA in English

/nuy troh'soh yoo ree"euh/ , n. Pharm.

any of various lipid-soluble, synthetic or naturally occurring alkylating agents that can cross the blood-brain barrier: used in the treatment of certain brain cancers.

[ NITROSO- + UREA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NITROSOUREA — "ˌ noun Etymology: nitros- + urea : any of a group of lipid-soluble drugs that function as alkylating agents, have …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NITROSOUREA — An anticancer drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier. Carmustine and lomustine are nitrosoureas.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SARCOSINAMIDE NITROSOUREA — A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugscalled alkylating agents. …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
BCNU — Pharm. carmustine. [ abbrev. of the chemical name 1,3-bis ( 2-chloroethyl ) -1-nitrosourea ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SARCNU — A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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