cisplatin

cisplatin definition - medical

cis·plat·in (sĭs-plătˈn)

noun
A platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drug used to treat metastatic ovarian or testicular cancers and advanced bladder cancer. Also called cisplatinum.

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