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adriamycin

/ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/

adriamycin noun: an anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.

adriamycin: an anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy
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Noun

adriamycin (uncountable)

  1. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
    • Also, the therapy is clearly dangerous for some patients, including those with a collapsed lung and those receiving chemotherapy with cisplatinum or adriamycin.2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times

Synonyms of adriamycin

Origin of adriamycin

Blend of Adriatic + hydroxydaunomycin.

Questions about adriamycin

What does adriamycin mean?
Adriamycin means an anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
What part of speech is adriamycin?
Adriamycin is a noun.
How do you pronounce adriamycin?
Adriamycin is pronounced /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/.

Words near adriamycin in the dictionary

  1. adrets
  2. adrew
  3. Adria
  4. adriablastin
  5. Adrialuna
  6. adriamycin
  7. adriamycinone
  8. Adrian
  9. Adrian Quist
  10. Adriana
  11. Adriane

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