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Vincristine sulfate(health)

vincristine (iou)



vincristine noun. M20.
[formed as VINBLASTINE, the 2nd elem. perh. repr. CRISTA.]
Pharmacology. A cytotoxic alkaloid obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, and used to treat acute leukaemia and other cancers. Cf. VINBLASTINE.