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paclitaxel
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pac·li·tax·el  (pkl-tksl)
n.
An anticancer drug derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree and used in the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer that has not responded to prior therapy.

[Pac(ific yew) + New Latin (Taxus brevif)li(a), scientific name of Pacific yew (Latin brevis, short + Latin flium, leaf; see folium) + alteration of Taxol.]


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