hydroxyurea

American  

[hahy-drok-see-yoo-ree-uh, -yoor-ee-uh] / haɪˌdrɒk si yʊˈri ə, -ˈyʊər i ə /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.

---

Etymology

Origin of hydroxyurea

First recorded in 1945–50; hydroxy- + urea

Example Sentences

Clinical research led by Indiana University School of Medicine investigators and their collaborators in Uganda has revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024

“Folic acid for a month is 1,000 Tanzanian shillings – less than a dollar,” while out-of-pocket costs for hydroxyurea can be more than 35 times that.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Dongre’s children, now 19 and 13, take hydroxyurea, a decades-old chemo drug that helps prevent the formation of sickle-shaped red blood cells and control the disease.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Then there’s hydroxyurea, the first and only drug that was approved to treat sickle cell until 2017; three drugs have been approved since then.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

Her hematologist, Dr. Jashmin K. Patel, urged her to take hydroxyurea, a chemotherapy drug that is a standard treatment for the disease, saying it would reduce her pain, according to medical records.

From New York Times • May 30, 2021