Etymology

cisplatin

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Today it means: A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer. Full definition →

English cis- ← Latin cis
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  1. Latincis
  2. Englishcis-
  3. English todaycisplatin

From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

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