- dactinomycin
- An anticancer drug that is a type of antitumor antibiotic.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
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Dactinomycin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Actinomycin D Andere N … Deutsch Wikipedia
dactinomycin — /dak teuh noh muy sin/, n. Pharm. a cytotoxic polypeptide, C62H86N12O16, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers. Also called actinomycin D. [reversal of actinomycin D; see ACTINOMYCIN] * * * … Universalium
dactinomycin — Produced by several species of Streptomyces ( e.g., S. parvulus); an antineoplastic antibiotic used especially for Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms tumor in children and for trophoblastic disease … Medical dictionary
dactinomycin — dac·ti·no·mycin … English syllables
dactinomycin — actinomycin D; n. a cytotoxic drug (an antibiotic) used mainly to treat cancers in children. It is administered by injection; side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, blood disorders, and bone marrow damage. Trade names: Comegen Lyovac … The new mediacal dictionary
dactinomycin — ¦daktə̇nō¦mīsən noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of actinomycin Dutch : a toxic antineoplastic drug C62H86N12O16 of the actinomycin group called also actinomycin D * * * /dak teuh noh muy sin/, n. Pharm. a cytotoxic polypeptide, C62H86N12O16,… … Useful english dictionary
DACT — dactinomycin; daily activity [UMLS] * * * dactinomycin … Medical dictionary
DACT — • dactinomycin; • daily activity [UMLS] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Actinomycin D — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Actinomycin D Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gestational trophoblastic disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 2602 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001496 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 866 MeshID = D031901 Gestational trophoblastic disease is any type of abnormal proliferation of… … Wikipedia
