Definition of Antimetabolite

1. Noun. An antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite.

Generic synonyms: Antineoplastic, Antineoplastic Drug, Cancer Drug
Specialized synonyms: Fluorouracil, Mercaptopurine, Purinethol, Amethopterin, Methotrexate, Methotrexate Sodium

Definition of Antimetabolite

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Medical Definition of Antimetabolite

1. A group of anti-cancer drugs which prevent cells growing and dividing by blocking the chemical reactions required in the dividing by blocking the chemical reactions required in the cell to produce DNA. Drugs of this type include 6 mercaptopurine, azathioprine, thioguanine, methotrexate. See: chemotherapy. (13 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antimetabolite

antimatter
antimatters
antimechanist
antimechanists
antimephitic
antimer
antimere
antimere
antimeres
antimerger
antimeric
antimesenteric
antimeson
antimetabolic
antimetabolite (current term)
antimetabolite (current term)
antimetabolites
antimetabolites
antimetropia
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
antimicrobials
antimicrobial spectrum
antimicrobic
antimilitarism
antimilitarisms
antimilitarist
antimilitarists
antimilitary
antimine

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