"amifostine" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ami(no)- + -fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + thi- + -ine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|amino-|-fos-|thi-|-ine|alt1=ami(no)-|nocat=1|t2=phosphorous derivative}} ami(no)- + -fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + thi- + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} amifostine (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy. Wikipedia link: amifostine Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (Translations): amifostiini (Finnish), amifostina [feminine] (Portuguese)

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