cisplatin

cis·plat·in

 (sĭs-plăt′n, -plā′tn)

n.

A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug, Cl₂H₆N₂Pt, used in the treatment of metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer. Also called cisplatinum.

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[Short for cisplatinum.]

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cisplatin

(sɪsˈplætɪn)

n

(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

[C20: from cis- + platin(um)]

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Translations

cisplatin

n cisplatino

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