chlorambucil

[ klaw-ram-byuh-sil, kloh- ]

/ klɔˈræm byə sɪl, kloʊ- /

noun Pharmacology.

a nitrogen mustard, C14H19Cl2NO2, used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, malignant lymphomas, and Hodgkin's disease.

Nearby words

chloracetophenone, chloracne, chloral, chloral hydrate, chloralose, chlorambucil, chloramine, chloramphenicol, chloranil, chlorate, chlorcyclizine

Origin of chlorambucil

1955–60; chlor(oethyl) + am(inophen) + bu(tyric acid), components of the chemical name + -cil of uncertain derivation

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British Dictionary definitions for chlorambucil

chlorambucil

/ (klɔːˈræmbjʊsɪl) /

noun

an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C 14 H 19 Cl 2 NO 2

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Medicine definitions for chlorambucil

chlorambucil

[ klôr-ăm′byə-sĭl ]

n.

An anticancer drug that is a derivitive of nitrogen mustard and is used to depress the proliferation and maturation of lymphocytes in such diseases as leukemia and Hodgkin's disease.