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vincristine definition

☆ vin·cris·tine (vin kris′tēn, -tin)

noun

an alkaloid, CHNO·HSO, obtained from the leaves of a periwinkle (Vinca rosea) and used as a drug in the treatment of leukemia
in full vincristine sulfate

Etymology: < L vinca, periwinkle (prob. < vincere: see vinculum) + crista, crest + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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