Look up: doxorubicin

1. doxorubicin
   [n] - an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
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2. Doxorubicin
   An anti-cancer drug (chemotherapy). Is also called doxorubicin hydrochloride and used to be called Adriamycin.
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3. doxorubicin
   Cytotoxic antibiotic from Streptomyces peucetius. Blocks topoisomerase and reverse transcriptase by intercalating into the DNA. Has been used in clinical oncology.
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4. doxorubicin
   <drug, oncology> An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius, used as an anticancer drug. ... Side effects include: nausea, vomiting, hair loss, low blood counts and chance of heart damage. ... (10 Oct 1997) ...
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5. doxorubicin
   noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
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6. doxorubicin
   (dok″so-roo´bĭ-sin) an antitumor antibiotic that binds to DNA, inhibits synthesis of nucleic acids, and inhibits cell division. It has one of the widest spectrums of antitumor activity of any antineoplastic agent and is administered intravenously as the hydrochloride salt.
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7. doxorubicin
   (from the article `drug`) Antineoplastic antibiotics (doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, mitomycin, and dactinomycin) are derived from Streptomyces species. While they may ...
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8. doxorubicin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: doks′ō-rū′bi-sin Definitions: 1. An antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces peucetius; also used in cytogenetics to produce Q-type chromosome bands. Synonyms: adriamycin
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9. doxorubicin
   A drug that is used to treat many types of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Doxorubicin comes from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius. It damages DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of anthracycline antitumor antibiotic. Also called Adriamycin PFS, Adr...
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10. Doxorubicin
    `Doxorubicin` (ˌdɒksəˈruːbəsɪn-->; trade name `Adriamycin`; also known as `hydroxydaunorubicin`) is a pharmaceutical|drug used in cancer chemotherapy. It is an anthracycline antibiotic, closely related to the natural product daunomycin, and like all anthracyclines, it works b...
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