cytosine arabinoside
[ ar-uh-bin-uh-sahyd, uh-rab-uh-noh- ]
/ ˌær əˈbɪn əˌsaɪd, əˈræb ə noʊ- /
noun Pharmacology.
Words nearby cytosine arabinoside
cytoplasmic inclusion body,
cytoplasmic inheritance,
cytoplast,
cytoreductive therapy,
cytosine,
cytosine arabinoside,
cytosine ribonucleoside,
cytosis,
cytoskeleton,
cytosmear,
cytosol
Medical definitions for cytosine arabinoside
cytosine arabinoside
[ ăr′ə-bĭn′ə-sīd′, ə-răb′ə-nō-sīd′ ]
n.
A compound of arabinose and cytosine that inhibits both DNA synthesis and the proliferation of viruses that contain DNA, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
cytarabine