cisplatin
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Synonyms: cislation
Antonyms: cislation
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Noun
- {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug|uncountable}} A [[platinum]]-containing [[antineoplastic]] [[drug]] [[cis-]][[diammine]][[dichloro-]]platinum(II) (Cl<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>N<sub>2</sub>Pt) that is [[cytotoxic]] and is used especially in the treatment of [[testicular]] and [[ovarian]] [[tumor]]s and [[advanced]] [[bladder cancer]].
- {{lb|en|dated|countable}} A [[platin]], that is, a {{w|platinum-based antineoplastic}}, of which the class ''cisplatin'' is the [[archetypal]] member.<!--Dated because this sense is usually signaled as "platin" today.-->
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