Vinblastine sulfate
vinblastine sulfate vin·blas·tine sulfate (vĭn-blās’tēn’)
n.
The sulfate salt of a dimeric alkaloid obtained from a plant of the genus Vinca and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease, choriocarcinoma, acute and chronic leukemias, and other neoplastic diseases. Also called vincaleukoblastine.
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- Vinca
noun 1. periwinkle2 . noun 1. See periwinkle2 Vinca n. A genus of evergreens usually found in the Easter hemisphere.
- Vinca alkaloid
noun 1. (med) any of a group of alkaloids obtained from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, such as vinblastine and vincristine, that interfere with cell division and are used in the treatment of cancer
- Vincaleukoblastine
vincaleukoblastine vin·ca·leu·ko·blas·tine (vĭng’kə-lōō’kə-blās’tēn’) n. See vinblastine sulfate.
- Vince
noun 1. a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Vincennes
noun 1. a city in SW Indiana, on the Wabash: the first permanent settlement in Indiana, 1702. 2. a city in N France, near Paris. noun 1. a suburb of E Paris: 14th-century castle. Pop: 43 595 (1999)