flucytosine

[ floo-sahy-tuh-seen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flucytosine¹

flu(oro)- + cytosine