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ar⋅a-C

  [ar-uh-see]
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–noun Pharmacology.
cytarabine.
Origin:
perh. as abbrev. of the alternate name aracytidine, appar. a coinage based on the chemical name beta-cytosine arabinoside; see cytosine, arabinoside

cy⋅tar⋅a⋅bine

  [sahy-tar-uh-been]
–noun Pharmacology.
a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C9H13N3O5, used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
Also, cytosine arabinoside, ara-C.

Origin:
cyt(osine) + arab(inoside) + -ine 2
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Main Entry: cyt·ar·a·bine
Pronunciation: sIt-'ar-&-"bEn
Function: noun
: CYTOSINE ARABINOSIDE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cytarabine cyt·ar·a·bine (sī-tār'ə-bēn')
n.
See cytosine arabinoside.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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