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cytarabine

[sahy-tar-uh-been]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C9H13N3O5, used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
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Also cytosine arabinoside, ara-C.

Origin of cytarabine

cyt(osine) + arab(inoside) + -ine2
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cytarabine

(sī-tăr′ə-bēn′)
n.
  1. cytosine arabinoside
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