Mithracin
9.9
A drug once used to treat testicular cancer
- noun
- Archaic
:
Mitracina
- The doctor prescribed Mithracin to help treat the patient's testicular cancer.
Examples
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Clinical studies showed that Mithracin can be effective against certain types of tumors.
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In such instances, plicamycin (Mithracin) may be indicated.
Academic text (2004) -
After undergoing chemotherapy, he was given Mithracin as part of his cancer treatment.
Synonyms
9.9
A medicine used to treat some types of cancer, especially testicular cancer
is the trademarked form formerly used for treating testicular cancer
Surface Forms
Mithracin singular
Mithracins plural
Etymology
The word Mithracin is a brand name for a medicine. A helpful way to remember it is the ending -cin, which you often see in drug names, so think 'medicine'—Mithracin was used as a cancer drug for testicular cancer.
