"anthracycline" meaning in English

See anthracycline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: anthracyclines [plural]
Etymology: From anthra- + cycle + -ine. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|anthra-|cycle|-ine}} anthra- + cycle + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun}} anthracycline (plural anthracyclines)
  1. (pharmacology) any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: anthracyclinic Related terms: daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone Translations (any of a class of antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agents): antraciclina [feminine] (Portuguese)

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