Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of cytarabine or azacytidine derivatives used as nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agents.
Origin
Contraction of cytarabine.
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APA
-citabine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-citabine
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“-citabine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-citabine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-citabine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-citabine.
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