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PURINETHOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Purinethol mean? 

PURINETHOL (noun)
  The noun PURINETHOL has 1 sense:

1. a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemiaplay

  Familiarity information: PURINETHOL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PURINETHOL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mercaptopurine; Purinethol

Hypernyms ("Purinethol" is a kind of...):

antimetabolite (an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)

immune suppressant drug; immunosuppressant; immunosuppressive; immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressor (a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)


 Context examples 


Also called Purinethol.

(Mercaptopurine, NCI Dictionary)



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