cyclosporine

C3Y4C3L1O1S1P3O1R1I1N1E1

A form of ciclosporin — An 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.

OriginEnglish spor- ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncyclosporine (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablemedicineAlternative form of ciclosporin.

    Their success in conquering rejection was sealed with the advent of cyclosporine in 1981; and Lower's transplant unit remained a world leader until his retirement eight years later.

    2008 July 31, Donald McRae, “Richard Lower”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 May 2024

Origin

  1. Late Latincyclus
  2. Middle Englishcicle
  3. Englishcycle
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishcyclo-
  11. Englishspor-
  12. Englishcyclosporine

From cyclo- + spor- + -ine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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