TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

VINCRISTINA [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-08-30

English

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

The generic drugs, Vincristine (VCR) and Vinblastine (VLB), alkaloids currently extracted from the periwinkle plant, Catharanthus roseus, possess significant antitumor activity. VCR and VLB have been used widely as single agents and in combination with other anti-neoplastic drugs in cancer chemotherapy for more than 30 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Antinéoplasique, médicament pouvant entraîner l'arrêt de division mitotique des cellules cancéreuses au stade de la métaphase.

Spanish

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

Fármaco alcaloide antineoplásico, derivado de la Vinca.

OBS

[...] utilizado para el tratamiento de la leucemia linfocítica aguda, linfoma de Hodgkin, linfoma no Hodgkin, rabdomiosarcoma, sarcoma de Ewing, tumor de Wilms y tumores ginecológicos de la infancia.

Key term(s)
  • sulfato de vincristina
Save record 1

Record 2 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Immunology
CONT

Chemotherapy for HD [Hodgkin's disease] : The most common combination regimen, called ABVD, includes adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine.

Key term(s)
  • adriamycin-bleomycin-vinblastine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Immunologie
CONT

ABVD: Association classique en chimiothérapie d'adriamycine-bléomycine-vinblastine et déticène.

Key term(s)
  • adriamycine,bléomycine,vinblastine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Inmunología
CONT

El uso de quimioterapia en [el tratamiento del sarcoma de] Kaposi ha ido disminuyendo al mejorar la utilización de fármacos antirretrovirales combinados. Se emplea comúnmente vincristina y bleomicina. Ahora se sabe que no debe usarse adriamicina, ya que el pronóstico de los pacientes que la utilizaron fue peor, con reactivaciones graves. Otra combinación muy usual es bleomicina, vincristina y vinblastina.

OBS

ABV: siglas en inglés de tres medicamentos: adriamicina, bleomicina y vinblastina. Esta combinación produce efectos [secundarios] como la baja en el número de elementos de la sangre: leucopenia, anemia y trombocitopenia; pérdida temporal del cabello, náusea, diarrea, fatiga ocasional y fiebre.

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: