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dox•o•ru•bi•cin
Pronunciation: (dok"su-rOO'bu-sin), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a cytotoxic antibiotic, C
27H
29NO
11, derived from a variety of the bacterium
Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
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