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capecitabine

/kæp.əˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

capecitabine noun: an antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil and is administered orally to treat colorectal cancers and often in conjunction with docetaxel to treat metastatic breast cancer.

capecitabine: an antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil...
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Noun

capecitabine (uncountable)

  1. An antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil and is administered orally to treat colorectal cancers and often in conjunction with docetaxel to treat metastatic breast cancer.

Origin of capecitabine

From ca(rboxylate) + pe(ntyl) + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

Questions about capecitabine

What does capecitabine mean?
Capecitabine means an antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil and is administered orally to treat colorectal cancers and often in conjunction with docetaxel to treat metastatic breast cancer.
What part of speech is capecitabine?
Capecitabine is a noun.
How do you pronounce capecitabine?
Capecitabine is pronounced /kæp.əˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/.

Words near capecitabine in the dictionary

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