doxorubicin

[ dok-suh-roo-buh-sin ]
/ ˌdɒk səˈru bə sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a cytotoxic antibiotic, C27H29NO11, derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.

Origin of doxorubicin

d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + Latin rub(er) red (alluding to its color; see rubric, red1) + -i- + -(my)cin

Words nearby doxorubicin

dox, doxastic, doxepin, doxographer, doxology, doxorubicin, doxy, doxycycline, doy, doyen, doyenne

Medical definitions for doxorubicin

doxorubicin
[ dŏk′sə-rōō′bĭ-sĭn ]

n.

An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius, used as an anticancer drug.