1. Noun. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Adriamycin
1. An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius, used as an anticancer drug.
Side effects include: nausea, vomiting, hair loss, low blood counts and chance of heart damage.
(10 Oct 1997)
