dactinomycin
[ dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin ]
/ ˌdæk tə noʊˈmaɪ sɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a cytotoxic polypeptide, C62H86N12O16, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
Nearby words
dacryorrhea, dacryoscintigraphy, dacryosolenitis, dacryostenosis, dacryosyrinx, dactinomycin, dactyl, dactylic, dactylitis, dactylo-, dactylogram
Origin of dactinomycin
reversal of actinomycin D; see actinomycin
Also called actinomycin D.
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Medicine definitions for dactinomycin
dactinomycin
[ dăk′tə-nō-mī′sīn ]
n.
An antibiotic isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.
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