ciclosporin
Meaning
An immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
Synonyms
Translations
ciclosporine
ciclosporina
Ciclosporin Adriamycin Hygromycin Clindamycin Avoparcin Colistin Doxorubicin Framycetin Colimycin Lincomycin Milbemycin Mitomycin AmphotericinPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˈspɔː.ɹɪn/
Etymology
From cyclo- + spor- + -in.
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