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azathioprine definition

aza·thio·prine (az′ə t̸hī′ə prēn′)

noun

an immunosuppressive drug, CHNOS, used to prevent rejections in transplant surgery

Etymology: aza- (< azo-) + thio- + p(u)rine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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