- allopurinol
- A drug that lowers high levels of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood caused by some cancer treatments.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
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Allopurinol — Général Nom IUPAC 1,2 dihydro 4H pyrazolo[3,4 d]pyrimidin 4 one No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Allopurinol — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Estructura química del allopurinol. Allopurinol es un compuesto químico empleado como medicamento frente a la hiperuricemia (exceso de ácido úrico en plasma sanguíneo) y sus complicaciones, como la gota … Wikipedia Español
allopurinol — ● allopurinol nom masculin Médicament qui inhibe la synthèse de l acide urique dans l organisme. (Il est utilisé dans le traitement de la goutte.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
allopurinol — [al′ō pyoor′ə nôl΄, al′ō pyoor′ənōl΄; al΄əpyoor′ə nôl΄, al΄əpyoor′ə nōl΄] n. a white, powdery drug that is an isomer of hypoxanthine and inhibits the production of uric acid: used to treat gout … English World dictionary
Allopurinol — Not to be confused with Enalapril. Allopurinol Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
Allopurinol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Allopurinol Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
allopurinol — /al euh pyoor euh nawl , nol /, n. Pharm. a substance, C5H4N4O, used primarily in the treatment of chronic gout to decrease the synthesis of uric acid. [1960 65; appar. ALLO + PURINE + OL1] * * * ▪ chemical compound drug used in the… … Universalium
Allopurinol — Al|lo|pu|ri|nol [↑ allo (1), ↑ Purin u. ↑ ol (1)]; das; s: Freiname für einen als Hemmstoff der ↑ Xanthin Oxidase u. als ↑ Urikostatikum bei Gicht eingesetzten Purin Antimetaboliten. * * * Allopurinol … Universal-Lexikon
allopurinol — Inhibitor of xanthine oxidase to inhibit uric acid formation; used in the treatment of gout and to retard the rapid metabolic degradation of 6 mercaptopurine. * * * al·lo·pu·ri·nol … Medical dictionary
allopurinol — noun Etymology: all + purine + 1 ol Date: 1964 a drug C5H4N4O used to promote excretion of uric acid … New Collegiate Dictionary
allopurinol — (= 4 hydroxypyrazolo (3,4 d) pyrimidine) A xanthine oxidase inhibitor used in the treatment of gout … Dictionary of molecular biology
