Definition

1. Noun:
   • An antineoplastic drug: "floxuridine" is a specific type of medication used in chemotherapy to treat certain cancers. It works by interfering with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
   • A drug with potential side effects: As a chemotherapy agent, "floxuridine" can cause significant side effects, including hair loss (alopecia).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The oncologist prescribed a course of floxuridine.
  • A common side effect of floxuridine is hair loss.

Advanced Usage

• In medical contexts: The term is used precisely to refer to this specific chemotherapeutic agent, often in treatment plans, research papers, and clinical discussions.
  • The study compared the efficacy of floxuridine to other antimetabolites.

Variants and Related Words

• 5-FU (Fluorouracil): A closely related antineoplastic drug. Floxuridine is a derivative (5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine) of this more commonly known chemotherapy agent.
• Antimetabolite: The class of chemotherapy drugs to which floxuridine belongs.

Synonyms

• Chemotherapy drug: A general term for medications used in cancer treatment.
• Antineoplastic: A substance that inhibits or prevents the growth and spread of malignant cells.

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Administer floxuridine: To give the drug as part of a treatment regimen.
  • The nurse will administer the floxuridine intravenously.
• Floxuridine therapy: A treatment course involving this drug.
  • The patient began floxuridine therapy last month.

Noun

1. antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair