-citabine

English

Etymology

Contraction of cytarabine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

Suffix

-citabine

(pharmacology) Used to form names of cytarabine or azacytidine derivatives used as nucleoside antiviral or antineoplastic agents.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -citabine

Related terms

-arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”)

References

The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

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