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cisplatin

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cis·pla·tin  (ss-pltn)
n.
A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl2H6N2Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer.
[cis- + platin(um).]
cisplatin [sɪsˈplætɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
[from cis- + platin(um)]
cisplatin  (ss-pltn)
A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer. Chemical formula: Cl2H6N2Pt.
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