ara-C
[ ar-uh-see ]
/ ˈær əˈsi /
noun Pharmacology.
Origin of ara-C
perhaps as abbreviation of the alternate name
aracytidine, apparently a coinage based on the chemical name
beta-cytosine arabinoside; see
cytosine,
arabinoside
Definition for ara-c (2 of 2)
cytarabine
[ sahy-tar-uh-been ]
/ saɪˈtær əˌbin /
noun Pharmacology.
a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C9H13N3O5, used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
Also
cytosine arabinoside,
ara-C.
Origin of cytarabine
Medical definitions for ara-c
cytarabine
[ sī-tăr′ə-bēn′ ]
n.
cytosine arabinoside