- fluorouracil
- A drug used as a treatment for cancer. It is a type of antimetabolite. Also called 5-FU.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
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Fluorouracil — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5 fluoro 1H pyrimidine 2,4 d … Wikipedia
Fluorouracil — Structure chimique du fluorouracil Général Nom IUPAC 5 fluoro 2,4(1H,3H) pyrimidinedio … Wikipédia en Français
Fluorouracil — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Fluorouracil Andere Na … Deutsch Wikipedia
fluorouracil — A pyrimidine analog; an antineoplastic effective in the treatment of some carcinomas; the cells of certain neoplasms incorporate uracil into ribonucleic acid more readily than do normal tissue cells. SEE ALSO: floxuridine. * * * flu·o·ro·ura·cil … Medical dictionary
fluorouracil — noun an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers • Hypernyms: ↑antimetabolite * * * ˌ noun Etymology: fluor + uracil : a fluorine containing pyrimidine base C4H3FN2O2 used to treat some kinds of cancer; 5 fluorouracil * * * /floor euh yoor… … Useful english dictionary
fluorouracil — 5FU; n. a drug that prevents cell growth (see antimetabolite) and is used in the treatment of solid tumours, such as cancers of the digestive system and breast (see also folinic acid). It is usually administered by intravenous infusion or… … The new mediacal dictionary
fluorouracil — noun Etymology: fluor + uracil Date: circa 1958 a fluorine containing pyrimidine base C4H3FN2O2 used as a neoplastic agent to treat some kinds of cancer … New Collegiate Dictionary
fluorouracil — /floor euh yoor euh sil, flawr , flohr /, n. Pharm. a pyrimidine analog, C4H3FN2O2, used in the treatment of certain cancers. [FLUORO + URACIL] * * * … Universalium
fluorouracil — noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy … Wiktionary
Fluorouracil — Flu|o|ro|u|ra|cil: svw. ↑ Fluoruracil … Universal-Lexikon
fluorouracil — flu·o·ro·uracil … English syllables
