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MERCAPTOPURINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mercaptopurine" is a kind of...):
antimetabolite (an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)
immune suppressant drug; immunosuppressant; immunosuppressive; immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressor (a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response)
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