cytarabine

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US/saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/

noun

A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

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Meanings

nouncytarabine (uncountable)

alternative cytosine arabinoside · alternative ara-C

  1. uncountablemedicineA cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
arabinocytosinecytarabinoside

Origin

From cyt(osine) + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

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Translations

Portuguese citarabina
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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