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noun
A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl2H6N2Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: cisplatinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum, CDDP
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin cisder. English cis- English -platin English cisplatin From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).
