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tegafurum

tegafurum noun: the cytostatic drug 5-fluoro-1-(oxolan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-dione.

Noun

tegafurum (uncountable)

  1. The cytostatic drug 5-fluoro-1-(oxolan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-dione
    • TNM: Tumor, Lymph Node, Metastasis. a FOLFOX-4 (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin). b XELOX (capecitabine and oxaliplatin). c Other chemotherapies included: 5-fluorouracil; xeloda alone; paclitaxel plus leucovorin and tegafurum; LV5-FU2 (leucovorin plus 5-fluorouracil); FOLFIRI...2015 August 11, Chuan Wang et al., “Polymorphism of DNA Methyltransferase 3b and Association with Development and Prognosis in Gastric Cancer”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Questions about tegafurum

What does tegafurum mean?
Tegafurum means the cytostatic drug 5-fluoro-1-(oxolan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-dione.
What part of speech is tegafurum?
Tegafurum is a noun.

Words near tegafurum in the dictionary

  1. tefs
  2. tefubenozide
  3. teg
  4. tega
  5. tegafur
  6. tegafurum
  7. Tegai
  8. Tegal
  9. Tegan
  10. Tegans
  11. tegaserod

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