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cyclophosphamide

UK/ˌsʌɪ.kləʊˈfɒs.fə.mʌɪd/US/ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/

cyclophosphamide noun: an immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.

Noun

cyclophosphamide (countable and uncountable, plural cyclophosphamides)

  1. An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
    • The patient was treated with methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine, as well as burn center protocol care with daily tankings.1993, Virginia Medical Quarterly, volumes 120-121, page 44

Forms of cyclophosphamide

pluralcyclophosphamides

Origin of cyclophosphamide

From cyclo- + phosphamide.

Words formed from cyclophosphamide

Questions about cyclophosphamide

What does cyclophosphamide mean?
Cyclophosphamide means an immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
What part of speech is cyclophosphamide?
Cyclophosphamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce cyclophosphamide?
Cyclophosphamide is pronounced /ˌsʌɪ.kləʊˈfɒs.fə.mʌɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of cyclophosphamide?
The plural of cyclophosphamide is cyclophosphamides.

Words near cyclophosphamide in the dictionary

  1. cyclophoria
  2. cyclophorias
  3. cyclophoric
  4. cyclophorid
  5. cyclophorids
  6. cyclophosphamide
  7. cyclophosphamides
  8. cyclophosphamidum
  9. cyclophosphane
  10. cyclophosphate
  11. cyclophosphates

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