What does "cytarabine" mean?

A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

What is a synonym for "cytarabine"?

Common synonyms include: arabinocytosine, cytarabinoside, cytosine arabinoside.

How do you pronounce "cytarabine"?

Pronounced //saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin//.

Cytarabine

//saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin// noun

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Noun

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A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

arabinocytosine cytarabinoside cytosine arabinoside

Etymology

From cyt(osine) + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

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