Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Methotrexate.

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  • noun Methotrexate

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  • noun toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[a(mino)– + meth– + pter(oyl), a chemical radical + –in.]

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Examples

  • Freireich finally approached Zubrod with his idea: “I wanted to treat them with full doses of vincristine and amethopterin, combined with the 6-MP and prednisone.”

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • The next regimen they would try would be a combination of all four drugs: vincristine, amethopterin, mercaptopurine, and prednisone.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • The next regimen they would try would be a combination of all four drugs: vincristine, amethopterin, mercaptopurine, and prednisone.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Freireich finally approached Zubrod with his idea: “I wanted to treat them with full doses of vincristine and amethopterin, combined with the 6-MP and prednisone.”

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • The next regimen they would try would be a combination of all four drugs: vincristine, amethopterin, mercaptopurine, and prednisone.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Freireich finally approached Zubrod with his idea: “I wanted to treat them with full doses of vincristine and amethopterin, combined with the 6-MP and prednisone.”

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

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