DEFINITIONS

ara-C

[ ar-uh-see ]
/ ˈær əˈsi /

noun Pharmacology.

cytarabine.

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Origin of ara-C

perhaps as abbreviation of the alternate name aracytidine, apparently a coinage based on the chemical name beta-cytosine arabinoside; see cytosine, arabinoside

Definition for ara-c (2 of 2)

cytarabine
[ sahy-tar-uh-been ]
/ saɪˈtær əˌbin /

noun Pharmacology.

a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C9H13N3O5, used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
Also cytosine arabinoside, ara-C.

Origin of cytarabine

cyt(osine) + arab(inoside) + -ine2
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Medicine definitions for ara-c

cytarabine
[ sī-tăr′ə-bēn′ ]

n.

cytosine arabinoside
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