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ANTINEOPLASTIC DRUG [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A drug ... designed to attack [cancer] cells during one or many of the phases of cell division.

Key term(s)
  • anti-neoplastic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Substance, généralement toxique pour les tissus sains à renouvellement rapide (système digestif, système hématopoïétique), utilisée pour détruire les cellules cancéreuses ou en empêcher la prolifération.

OBS

Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Hexalen et Idamycin sont autant d'antinéoplasiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Sustancia que impide el desarrollo, crecimiento y/o proliferación de células tumorales malignas.

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Record 2 1987-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments

Spanish

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