Paclitaxel Definition
păklĭ-tăksəl
noun
An anticancer drug that was first derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree and is used in the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer that has not responded to prior therapy.
American Heritage Medicine
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
Wiktionary
Origin of Paclitaxel
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Pac(ific yew) New Latin (Taxus brevifō)li(a) scientific name of Pacific yew (Latin brevis short) (Latin fōlium leaf folium) alteration of Taxol
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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