METHOTREXATE SODIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methotrexate sodium mean? 

• METHOTREXATE SODIUM (noun)
  The noun METHOTREXATE SODIUM has 1 sense:

1. toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis

  Familiarity information: METHOTREXATE SODIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHOTREXATE SODIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

amethopterin; methotrexate; methotrexate sodium

Hypernyms ("methotrexate sodium" 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)