chlorambucil
[ klaw-ram-byuh-sil, kloh- ]
/ klɔˈræm byə sɪl, kloʊ- /
noun Pharmacology.
a nitrogen mustard, C14H19Cl2NO2, used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, malignant lymphomas, and Hodgkin's disease.
Origin of chlorambucil
1955–60;
chlor(oethyl) +
am(inophen) +
bu(tyric acid), components of the chemical name +
-cil of uncertain derivation
Words nearby chlorambucil
chloracetophenone,
chloracne,
chloral,
chloral hydrate,
chloralose,
chlorambucil,
chloramine,
chloramphenicol,
chloranil,
chlorate,
chlorcyclizine
British Dictionary definitions for chlorambucil
chlorambucil
/ (klɔːˈræmbjʊsɪl) /
noun
an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C 14 H 19 Cl 2 NO 2
Medical definitions for chlorambucil
chlorambucil
[ klôr-ăm′byə-sĭl ]
n.
An anticancer drug that is a derivitive of nitrogen mustard and is used to depress the proliferation and maturation of lymphocytes in such diseases as leukemia and Hodgkin's disease.