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mesna

/ˈmɛznə/

mesna noun: an organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide as an adjuvant.

Noun

mesna (uncountable)

  1. An organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide as an adjuvant.

Origin of mesna

An acronym for 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate Na.

Questions about mesna

What does mesna mean?
Mesna means an organosulfur compound used in cancer chemotherapy involving cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide as an adjuvant.
What part of speech is mesna?
Mesna is a noun.
How do you pronounce mesna?
Mesna is pronounced /ˈmɛznə/.

Words near mesna in the dictionary

  1. mesmerizing
  2. mesmerizingly
  3. mesmeromania
  4. Mesmers
  5. mesmorise
  6. mesna
  7. mesnalitie
  8. mesnalities
  9. mesnality
  10. mesnaltie
  11. mesnalties

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