ELSPAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elspar mean? 

• ELSPAR (noun)
  The noun ELSPAR has 1 sense:

1. antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

  Familiarity information: ELSPAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELSPAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

asparaginase; Elspar

Hypernyms ("Elspar" is a kind of...):

antineoplastic; antineoplastic drug; cancer drug (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

 Context examples 

Also called asparaginase and Elspar.

(L-asparaginase, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Elspar and L-asparaginase.

(Asparaginase, NCI Dictionary)