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flucytosine

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flu⋅cy⋅to⋅sine

[floo-sahy-tuh-seen]
–noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C4H4FN3O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.

Origin:
flu(oro)- + cytosine
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Main Entry: flu·cy·to·sine
Pronunciation: "flü-'sIt-&-"sEn
Function: noun
: a white crystalline drugC4H4FN3O that can be synthesized from fluorouracil and is used to treat fungal infections especially by members of the genera Candida and Cryptococcus(especially Cryptococcus neoformans)
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