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antineoplastic antibiotic

DEFINITIONS OF: antineoplastic antibiotic

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n an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy

Types:
Mithracin, mithramycin
an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
Type of:
antibiotic, antibiotic drug
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug
any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
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