dactinomycin

[ dak-tuh-noh-mahy-sin ]
/ ˌdæk tə noʊˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a cytotoxic polypeptide, C62H86N12O16, isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
Also called actinomycin D.

Origin of dactinomycin

reversal of actinomycin D; see actinomycin

Medical definitions for dactinomycin

dactinomycin
[ dăk′tə-nō-mīsīn ]

n.

An antibiotic isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.