adriamycin

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Adriamycin

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Adriatic +‎ hydroxydaunomycin.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/

Noun[edit]

adriamycin (uncountable)

  1. An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
    • 2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Also, the therapy is clearly dangerous for some patients, including those with a collapsed lung and those receiving chemotherapy with cisplatinum or adriamycin.

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