Fluorouracil

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.NounA fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C4H3FN2O2 which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.

Synonyms

irinotecan leucovorin flurouracil flucytosine fluoropyrimidine fluorpyrimidine tifurac floxuridine carmofur capecitabine capecitabin clofarabine

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