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mercaptopurine

[mer-kap-toh-pyoo r-een]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C5H4N4S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
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Origin of mercaptopurine

First recorded in 1950–55; mercapto + purine
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British Dictionary definitions for mercaptopurine

mercaptopurine

noun
  1. a drug used in the treatment of leukaemia. Formula: C 5 H 4 N 4 S
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mercaptopurine in Medicine

mercaptopurine

(mər-kăp′tō-pyur′ēn)
n.
  1. A purine analog that acts as an antimetabolite by interfering with purine synthesis, used primarily in the treatment of acute leukemia.
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