PURINETHOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Purinethol mean? 

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

1. a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PURINETHOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mercaptopurine; Purinethol

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

antimetabolite (an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)

immune suppressant drug; immunosuppressant; immunosuppressive; immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressor (a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Also called Purinethol.

(Mercaptopurine, NCI Dictionary)