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vinblastine(dictionary)
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vinblastine (iou)



vinblastine noun. M20.
[from mod. Latin Vinca former genus name (see VINCA) + LEUCO)BLAST + -INE5.]
Pharmacology. A cytotoxic alkaloid obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, and used to treat lymphomas and other cancers. Cf. VINCRISTINE.