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cyclosporin

cyclosporin is the alternative form of ciclosporin.

Meaning of ciclosporin

Noun

ciclosporin (uncountable)

  1. An immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
    Synonyms:
    ciclosporin A

Forms of cyclosporin

pluralcyclosporins

Questions about cyclosporin

What is cyclosporin the alternative form of?
Cyclosporin is the alternative form of ciclosporin.

Words near cyclosporin in the dictionary

  1. cyclospatulas
  2. cyclospora
  3. cyclosporiases
  4. cyclosporiasis
  5. cyclosporidiosis
  6. cyclosporin
  7. cyclosporine
  8. cyclosporinemia
  9. cyclosporines
  10. cyclosporins
  11. cyclosportive

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