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
Words nearby cytarabine
cystourethritis,
cystourethrogram,
cystourethrography,
cystourethroscope,
cytapheresis,
cytarabine,
cytaster,
cythera,
cytherea,
cytherean,
cytidine
Medical definitions for cytarabine
cytarabine
[ sī-tăr′ə-bēn′ ]
n.
cytosine arabinoside