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vincristine

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vin·cris·tine  (vn-krstn)
n.
An alkaloid, C46H56N4O10, obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used as an antineoplastic drug for a variety of neoplasms.
[New Latin Vinca, periwinkle genus; see vinca + Latin crista, crest; see crest + -ine.]
vincristine [vɪnˈkrɪstiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of leukaemia, derived as an alkaloid from the tropical shrub Madagascar periwinkle (Vinca rosea)
[from New Latin vinca + Latin crista crest + -ine2]
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Noun1.vincristine - periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
Oncovin
periwinkle plant derivative - an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
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