Medical Definition of Vincaleucoblastine

1. A dimeric alkaloid obtained from Vinca rosea. It arrests mitosis in metaphase (although vincristine is more active in this respect) and exhibits greater antimetabolic activity than does vincristine; used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, choriocarcinoma, acute and chronic leukaemias, and other neoplastic diseases; blocks microtubule assembly. Synonym: vincaleucoblastine. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vincaleucoblastine

vinaigrette
vinaigrettes
vinal
vinals
vinas
vinasse
vinasse
vinasses
vinatico
Vina del Mar
vinblastine
vinblastine
vinblastines
vinblastine sulfate
Vinca
vincaleucoblastine (current term)
vincamine
vincas
vinca alkaloid
vinca alkaloids
Vinca major
Vinca minor
Vinca rosea
Vinca rosea
Vincent's angina
Vincent's angina
Vincent's bacillus
Vincent's disease
Vincent's infection
Vincent's infection

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