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mitomycin

noun
mi·​to·​my·​cin | \ ˌmī-tə-ˈmī-sᵊn How to pronounce mitomycin (audio) \

Definition of mitomycin

: a complex of antibiotic substances that is produced by a Japanese streptomyces (Streptomyces caespitosus) especially : one form C15H18N4O5 that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as an antineoplastic agent

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 A shortage of the bladder-cancer drug BCG in 2014 and 2015 led to sharp price increases for a less effective alternative treatment, mitomycin, according to research published online Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine. — Peter Loftus, WSJ, "Prescription-Drug Shortages Help Push Up Prices of Similar Drugs," 12 Apr. 2017

First Known Use of mitomycin

1956, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for mitomycin

probably from mito- (taken as a combining form of mitosis) + -mycin

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mitomycin

noun
mi·​to·​my·​cin | \ ˌmīt-ə-ˈmīs-ᵊn How to pronounce mitomycin (audio) \

Medical Definition of mitomycin

1 : a complex of antibiotic substances which is produced by a Japanese bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. caespitosus)
2 : a component C15H18N4O5 of mitomycin that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as an antineoplastic in the palliative treatment of some carcinomas

— called also mitomycin C

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