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gefitinib

gefitinib noun: a drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.

Noun

gefitinib (uncountable)

  1. A drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.

Origin of gefitinib

Unknown + -tinib

Questions about gefitinib

What does gefitinib mean?
Gefitinib means a drug, used in the treatment of certain types of cancer, that acts in a similar way to erlotinib by selectively targeting the mutant proteins in malignant cells.
What part of speech is gefitinib?
Gefitinib is a noun.

Words near gefitinib in the dictionary

  1. Geffrey
  2. geffroyite
  3. gefilte
  4. gefilte fish
  5. gefiltefish
  6. gefitinib
  7. gefuffle
  8. gefuffles
  9. gefullte fish
  10. gefulte fish
  11. gefüllte fish

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