| 释义 |
pac·li·tax·el
\ˌpakliˈtaksəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Pacific yew + -litax- (perhaps by shortening + alteration from New Latin Taxus brevifolia, species name of the Pacific yew) + -el (alteration of -ol (I) or -ol (III))
: an antineoplastic agent C47H51NO14 derived especially from the bark of the Pacific yew and administered intravenously in the treatment of ovarian cancer which has not responded to conventional chemotherapy |