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epoetin alfa

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e⋅po⋅e⋅tin al⋅fa

[i-poi-i-tn -al-fuh]
–noun
a synthetic form of human erythropoietin, used to treat anemia.
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e·po·e·tin al·fa   (ĭ-pō'ĭ-tĭn āl'fə)   
n.  A recombinant preparation of human erythropoietin used to treat some forms of anemia.

[e(rythro)po(i)etin + alfa (alteration of alpha).]
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epoetin alfa   (ĭ-pō'ĭ-tĭn āl'fə)  Pronunciation Key 
A synthetic preparation of human erythropoietin, manufactured using recombinant DNA technology, and used to treat some forms of anemia.
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