arsenic trioxide
- noun
- /ˈɑːrsənɪk traɪˈɒksaɪd/
- Specialized
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trióxido de arsénico
- The oncologist prescribed arsenic trioxide after the patient's test confirmed acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Examples
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During the clinical trial, volunteers received intravenous arsenic trioxide under close medical supervision.
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Researchers reported that low doses of arsenic trioxide can trigger cancer cell differentiation in laboratory studies.
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Doctors often prescribe arsenic trioxide for treating APL.
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Has anyone experienced side effects from arsenic trioxide?
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The oncologist prescribed arsenic trioxide to treat the patient's acute promyelocytic leukemia after confirming the diagnosis.
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Patients in the clinical study received arsenic trioxide as part of their treatment plan for acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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Doctors frequently use arsenic trioxide as a chemotherapeutic agent for managing acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients.
Synonyms
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A white poisonous powder used as rat poison and to make glass
A white poisonous powder used in glass making and in products that kill pests
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a literal chemical compound name formed by combining 'arsenic' and 'trioxide', so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes the oxide of arsenic (arsenic with three oxygen atoms). Although the specific medical/therapeutic use is specialized knowledge, the basic referent is compositionally transparent from its constituents.
Etymology
Arsenic trioxide may sound strange as a 'medicine' because it is a known 'poison', but doctors found that very small, carefully given doses can help a certain kind of 'blood cancer'; imagine the poison turned into a tiny, controlled dose that fights cancer cells. That's why arsenic trioxide also refers to a medical treatment for that leukemia.