Definition of Anthracycline

1. Noun. any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer ¹

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Medical Definition of Anthracycline

1. Drugs which are used in leukaemia therapy to prevent cell division by disrupting the structure of the DNA. Drugs of this type include Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Epirubicin, Idarubicin. See: chemotherapy. (13 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthracycline

anthracnoses
anthraco-
anthracoid
anthracomancy
anthracometer
anthracometers
anthraconite
anthraconites
anthracosilicosis
anthracosis
anthracothere
anthracotheres
anthracotic
anthracotic tuberculosis
anthracyclin
anthracycline (current term)
anthracyclines
anthracyclins
anthracyline
anthracylines
anthragallol
anthralin
anthralins
anthramucin
anthramycin
anthramycins
anthranilate
anthranilate monooxygenase
anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase
anthranilate synthase

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