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ara-C

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[ar-uh-see] / ˈær əˈsi /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. cytarabine.

Etymology

Origin of ara-C

Perhaps as abbreviation of the alternate name aracytidine, apparently a coinage based on the chemical name beta-cytosine arabinoside; cytosine, arabinoside

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During the April-May epidemic in Bangladesh, they gave ara-C by continuous-drip injection to nine victims.

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