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cytarabine

American  
[sahy-tar-uh-been] / saɪˈtær əˌbin /
Also ara-C

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.

Etymology

Origin of cytarabine

cyt(osine) + arab(inoside) + -ine 2

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