amethopterin
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Related to amethopterin: methotrexate
am·e·thop·ter·in
(ăm′ə-thŏp′tər-ĭn)n.
Methotrexate.
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Noun | 1. | amethopterin - toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis 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 |
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