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cis⋅plat⋅in

  [sis-plat-n]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a platinum-containing white powder, PtCl2H6N2, used to treat ovarian carcinoma and other cancers.
Also, cis⋅plat⋅i⋅num  [sis-plat-n-uhm, -plat-nuhm] .

Origin:
1975–80; cis- + platin(um)
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cis·pla·tin   (sĭs-plā'tn)   
n.  A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl2H6N2Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer.

[cis- + platin(um).]
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Main Entry: cis·plat·in
Pronunciation: 'sis-"plat-&n
Function: noun
: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drugCl2H6N2Pt that functions as an alkylating agent, produces crosslinks in DNA between and within strands, and is used especially as a palliative therapy in testicular andovarian tumors and in advanced bladder cancer —see PLATINOL
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cisplatin   (sĭs-plā'tn)  Pronunciation Key 
A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer. Chemical formula: Cl2H6N2Pt.
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