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dox⋅o⋅ru⋅bi⋅cin

  [dok-suh-roo-buh-sin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a cytotoxic antibiotic, C27H29NO11, derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
Origin:
d(e)ox(y)- + -o- + L rub(er) red (alluding to its color; see rubric, red ) + -i- + -(my)cin
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dox·o·ru·bi·cin   (dŏk'sə-rōō'bĭ-sĭn)   
n.  An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peuceticus, used as an anticancer drug.

[d(e)ox(y)- + Latin ruber, red; see rubric + -(my)cin.]
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Main Entry: doxo·ru·bi·cin
Pronunciation: "däk-s&-'rü-b&-s&n
Function: noun
: an anthracycline antibiotic withbroad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. peucetius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochlorideC27H29NO11·HCl —see ADRIAMYCIN
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doxorubicin dox·o·ru·bi·cin (dŏk'sə-r&oomacr;'bĭ-sĭn)
n.
An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius, used as an anticancer drug.

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