释义 |
vin·cris·tine \vinˈkriˌstēn, viŋˈk-, -_stə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: vinblastine (herein) + leurocristine, an earlier name, perhaps from leukoblast + New Latin rosea, epithet of Madagascar periwinkle + English -crist- (alteration of crystal (I)) + -ine (II) : an alkaloid C46H56N4O10 from the Madagascar periwinkle used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat human neoplastic diseases (as acute leukemia ) |