cyclophosphamide
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- noun
- /ˌsaɪkloʊˈfɑːsfəmaɪd/
- Specialized
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ciclófosfamida
- After several tests, the oncologist recommended cyclophosphamide to help shrink the tumor.
- cyclophosphamide plus cisplatin
- cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin
- cyclophosphamide therapy
Examples
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Three relapses occurred and were controlled with cyclophosphamide.
Academic text (2000) -
We'd like you to receive cisplatin and cyclophosphamide.
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Where does this leave patients whose initial treatment included either melphalan or cyclophosphamide and a novel agent?
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Induction with intravenous cyclophosphamide is always used if there is evidence of systemic involvement.
Academic text (2014) -
Proteinuria persisted, and the patient at this time is receiving monthly cyclophosphamide therapy and prednisolone.
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Cyclophosphamide therapy has slowed her neurological deterioration but has not reversed the renal or neurological abnormalities.
Academic text (1996) -
In particular, the two positive trials used the regimen of cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m2) and cisplatin (75 mg/m2) for their control arm.
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The child was started on multiagent chemotherapy with vincristine 1.4 mg/m², doxorubicin 50 mg/m², and cyclophosphamide 700 mg/m².
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The doctor prescribed cyclophosphamide as part of the chemotherapy plan to treat her cancer.
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Patients undergoing chemotherapy often receive cyclophosphamide to slow the growth of cancer cells.
Synonyms
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A medicine that treats cancer by killing or stopping cancer cells
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A medicine that kills cells and helps treat cancer during chemotherapy
A drug that stops or kills cancer cells, usually given in chemotherapy
A drug used to treat cancer by killing cancer cells
Surface Forms
Morphology
cyclophosphamide = phosphamide (opaque) = cyclo + phosphamide
Although analyzable as 'cyclo-' + 'phosphamide', the elements are specialised chemical combining forms and the meaning is not derivable for a typical B1 learner.
Etymology
The word cyclophosphamide comes from parts that describe its chemistry: cyclo- means 'circle' (like cycle), phosph- refers to 'phosphorus', and -amide is a chemical ending related to 'ammonia'. So, the name tells you it is a ring-shaped chemical with phosphorus used as a medicine to slow or stop cancer cells, which is why doctors use it in chemotherapy.