Cisplatin Definition

sĭs-plātn
noun
A white, powdery drug, PtCl2H6N2, containing platinum, used to stop the growth of cancerous tumors, esp. in the ovary, testis, or bladder.
Webster's New World

(oncology, pharmacology) A simple organic compound of platinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), that is used as a chemotherapy agent against several types of cancer.

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Origin of Cisplatin

  • Short for cisplatinum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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