- hydroxyurea
- noun Date: 1949 a drug CH4N2O2 used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors
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Hydroxyurea — or hydroxycarbamide (the latter being the recommended International Nonproprietary Name) is an antineoplastic drug used in hematological malignancies, specifically polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytosis. It is also used to reduce the rate … Wikipedia
Hydroxyurea — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Hydroxycarbamid Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
hydroxyurea — Inhibitor of DNA synthesis (but not repair) … Dictionary of molecular biology
hydroxyurea — /huy drok see yoo ree euh, yoor ee euh/, n. Pharm. a synthetic compound, CH4N2O2, used in cancer therapy. [1945 50; HYDROXY + UREA] * * * … Universalium
hydroxyurea — noun The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NHCO NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N or O derivative of this compound … Wiktionary
hydroxyurea — An oral antineoplastic agent that inhibits DNA synthesis; used in the treatment of a variety of malignancies including melanoma, chronic myelocytic leukemia, and carcinoma of the ovary. SYN: hydro … Medical dictionary
hydroxyurea — hy·droxy·urea … English syllables
hydroxyurea — n.; see hydroxycarbamide … The new mediacal dictionary
hydroxyurea — An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites … English dictionary of cancer terms
hydroxyurea — (¦)hīˌdräksēˌ noun Etymology: hydroxy + urea : an antineoplastic drug CH4N2O2 used especially to treat melanoma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and malignant tumors (as of the ovary or neck) * * * /huy drok see yoo ree euh, yoor ee euh/, n. Pharm … Useful english dictionary
