periwinkle plant derivative
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1. an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug, |
| definition | : | any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | velban, vinblastine, |
| definition | : | periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | oncovin, vincristine, |
| definition | : | periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system (noun.artifact) |
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