Meanings
nounciclosporin (uncountable)
alternative cyclosporin · alternative cyclosporine
- uncountablemedicineAn immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
Synonyms: ciclosporin A
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcyclo-
- Englishspor-
- Englishciclosporin
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APA
ciclosporin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciclosporin
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“ciclosporin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciclosporin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciclosporin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciclosporin.
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