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fostamatinib

fostamatinib noun: a particular drug that is an inhibitor of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk).

Noun

fostamatinib (uncountable)

  1. A particular drug that is an inhibitor of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk).

Origin of fostamatinib

From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”)[Term?] + -tinib (“tyrosine kinase inhibitor”).

Questions about fostamatinib

What does fostamatinib mean?
Fostamatinib means a particular drug that is an inhibitor of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk).
What part of speech is fostamatinib?
Fostamatinib is a noun.

Words near fostamatinib in the dictionary

  1. fossy
  2. fossæ
  3. fossé
  4. fossés
  5. FOSTA
  6. fostamatinib
  7. Fostat
  8. fostemsavir
  9. foster
  10. foster brother
  11. foster care

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