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
Words nearby dactinomycin
dacryorrhea,
dacryoscintigraphy,
dacryosolenitis,
dacryostenosis,
dacryosyrinx,
dactinomycin,
dactyl,
dactylic,
dactylitis,
dactylo-,
dactylogram
Medical definitions for dactinomycin
dactinomycin
[ dăk′tə-nō-mī′sīn ]
n.
An antibiotic isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.