cytarabine

English

Chemical structure of cytarabine

Alternative forms

• cytosine arabinoside, ara-C

Etymology

From cyt(osine) +‎ -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/

Noun

cytarabine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

Derived terms

• -citabine (“nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agent”)

Translations

Translations

• Portuguese: citarabina f

References

• “cytosine arabinoside”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.