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Word: Busulfan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal. From bu- + sulf-, elements of the chemical name + -an
Definition:
A drug which is an alkylating agent with a destructive effect on bone marrow, used especially in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia and in the preparation of patients for bone marrow transplantation.
Variant Forms:
- busulphan
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