bortezomib

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US/bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb/

noun

A proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.

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Meanings

nounbortezomib (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.

    Bortezomib, or Velcade, blocks an internal waste-dispensing mechanism for proteins that is particularly hyperactive in cancer cells.

    2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 443

    Synonyms: Velcade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.

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Velcade
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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