paclitaxel

paclitaxel definition - medical

pac·li·tax·el (păkˌlĭ-tăkˈsəl)

noun
An anticancer drug derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree and used to treat ovarian and breast cancer that has not responded to prior therapy.

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