adriamycin

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/ˌeɪdɹɪəˈmaɪsɪn/

noun

An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.

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Meanings

nounadriamycin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.

    Also, the therapy is clearly dangerous for some patients, including those with a collapsed lung and those receiving chemotherapy with cisplatinum or adriamycin.

    2009 March 10, Jane E. Brody, “Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: doxorubicin, hydroxydaunorubicin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.

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doxorubicinhydroxydaunorubicin

Origin

Blend of Adriatic + hydroxydaunomycin.

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Translations

Portuguese adriamicina
  • adriamicinaa drug used in cancer chemotherapy
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APA

adriamycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adriamycin

MLA

“adriamycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adriamycin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adriamycin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adriamycin.

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