busulfan

[ byoo-suhl-fuh n ]
/ byuˈsʌl fən /

noun Pharmacology.

a potent cytotoxic substance, C6H14O6S2, used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.

Origin of busulfan

1955–60; bu(tanediol dimethane) sulf(onate) its chemical name + -an perhaps orig. variant of -ane

Medical definitions for busulfan

busulfan
[ byōō-sŭlfən ]

n.

An alkylating agent that is used as an antineoplastic drug in the treatment of chronic myelocytic leukemia.