1. Noun. A particular drug used in the treatment of cancer. ¹
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Medical Definition of Leucovorin
1. The active metabolite of folic acid. Leucovorin is used principally as its calcium salt as an antidote to folic acid antagonists which block the conversion of folic acid to folinic acid.
Pharmacological action: antidotes.
Chemical name: L-Glutamic acid, N-(4-(((2-amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl)amino)benzoyl)-
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