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 cytarabine

cytarabine
[ sī-tărə-bēn′ ]

n.

cytosine arabinoside