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PERIWINKLE PLANT DERIVATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("periwinkle plant derivative" is a kind of...):
antineoplastic; antineoplastic drug; cancer drug (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "periwinkle plant derivative"):
Velban; vinblastine (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division)
Oncovin; vincristine (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system)
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