1) Antimetabolite
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A drug used to treat symptoms of cancer of the colon, breast, stomach, and pancreas. It is also used in a cream to treat certain skin conditions. Fluorouracil stops cells from making DNA and it may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimetabolite. Also called 5-fluorouracil and 5-FU.
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<drug, oncology> A chemical used in chemotherapy to treat mainly breast, skin and gastrointestinal cancers. It prevents the growth and spread of cancer cells (it is both an antineoplastic and an antimetabolite). ... Acronym: 5-FU ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(floor″o-ūr´ә-sil″) a uracil analogue that interferes with DNA synthesis; used intrvenously as an antimetaboliteantineoplastic agent for palliative treatment of carcinomas of the breast and gastrointestinal tract; also used topically for treatment of actinic keratoses and superficial basal cell carcinom...
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(FU) Type: Term Pronunciation: flōr′ō-yū′ră-sil Definitions: 1. A pyrimidine analogue; 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.
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Fluorouracil: A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name: 5-fluorouracil. Abbreviation: 5-FU. 5-FU is a pyrimidine antagonist. 5-FU is similar in structure to the pyrimidine base thymine and functions to inhibit DNA synthesis both by blocking the formation of normal pyrimidine nucleotides via b...
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n] - an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
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Drug used in treatment of breast cancer (see CMF), large bowel cancer and many other indications. An anti-metabolite.
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(5 fluorouracil, 5-FU, 5FU) An anti-cancer drug (chemotherapy).
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noun an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
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a pyrimidine analog, CHFNO, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
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