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ALKERAN

Dictionary entry overview: What does Alkeran mean?

• ALKERAN (noun)
The noun ALKERAN has 1 sense:

1. antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies

Familiarity information: ALKERAN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALKERAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Alkeran; melphalan

Hypernyms ("Alkeran" is a kind of...):

antineoplastic; antineoplastic drug; cancer drug (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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