bleomycin
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ble·o·my·cin
(blē′ə-mī′sĭn)n.
Any of a class of antibiotics isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus, used usually in sulfate form in combination with other drugs to treat certain kinds of cancer.
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bleomycin
(ˌbliːəʊˈmaɪsɪn)n
(Pharmacology) a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
[C20: from bleo- unknown + -mycin]
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bléomycine
bleomycin
n bleomicinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.