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cisplatin.

A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.

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noun/sɪsˈplæt.ɪn/
  1. A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.

    uncountable
  2. A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member.

    countable · dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cisder. English cis- English -platin English cisplatin From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

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