adriamycin
English
Adriamycin
Etymology
Blend of Adriatic + hydroxydaunomycin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/
Noun
adriamycin (uncountable)
- An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
- 2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times:
- Also, the therapy is clearly dangerous for some patients, including those with a collapsed lung and those receiving chemotherapy with cisplatinum or adriamycin.
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Synonyms
- doxorubicin
- hydroxydaunorubicin
Translations
a drug used in cancer chemotherapy
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