dactinomycin

UK
/ˌdæktɪnəˈmaɪsɪn/
US
/ˌdæktɪnəˈmaɪsɪn/
dactinomycinnoun
Traducciones
Dactinomycin is used in chemotherapy treatments.
Дактиномицин используется в химиотерапевтических процедурах.
Definiciones
A cytotoxic antibiotic (also known as actinomycin D) produced by Streptomyces parvulus and used as a chemotherapy medication to treat various cancers such as Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, and Ewing's sarcoma.
Because of its potency, dactinomycin must be handled with care in the oncology pharmacy.
dactinomycinadjective
UK
/ˌdæktɪnəˈmaɪsɪn/
US
/ˌdæktɪnəˈmaɪsɪn/
Used attributively in phrases such as "dactinomycin therapy" to modify a noun meaning ‘related to the drug dactinomycin’.
Definiciones
Relating to or involving the drug dactinomycin.
The patient was started on a dactinomycin regimen following surgery.