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floxuridine

floxuridine

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A medicine used to treat certain cancers by killing cancer cells
  • noun
  • /ˌflɒksjʊəˈraɪdiːn/
  • Specialized
: floxuridina
  • The patient was prescribed floxuridine as part of her cancer treatment regimen.

Examples

  • Hair loss is a common side effect of floxuridine therapy.

  • The doctor prescribed floxuridine for her cancer treatment.

  • Doctors monitor blood counts closely when administering floxuridine due to its potential side effects.

  • Many patients experience side effects from floxuridine.

  • The doctor prescribed floxuridine to help combat the patient's cancer.

  • Many patients report experiencing hair loss after taking floxuridine during treatment.

  • In clinical trials, floxuridine has shown effectiveness against various tumor types.

Surface Forms

floxuridine singular
floxuridines plural

Morphology

floxuridine = uridine (opaque) = flox + uridine

The name is a specialized drug/chemical term formed by a non‑productive chemical combining segment plus the nucleoside name 'uridine', so the meaning is not inferable by average learners.

Etymology

Floxuridine comes from the parts fluoro, as in fluoride, meaning 'fluorine', and uridine, meaning 'a natural molecule found in cells', so its name shows it is uridine with a fluorine added. That changed molecule is used in chemotherapy to fight cancer, which is why floxuridine is given to patients and can cause side effects like hair loss.