flucytosine

[ floo-sahy-tuh-seen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic whitish crystalline powder, C 4 H 4 FN 3 O, with antifungal activity, used in the treatment of systemic and eye fungal infections caused by susceptible strains of Candida or Cryptococcus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flucytosine¹

flu(oro)- + cytosine

Example Sentences

Used to treat cryptococcal meningitis, flucytosine costs $2,000 a day in the United States, versus $22 a day in Britain.

From Seattle Times

Get this: Valeant charges Americans almost 100 times more for flucytosine than it does Britons.

From Seattle Times