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antimetabolite

/ˌæn.ti.məˈtæb.ə.laɪt/

Tradução: Substância que interfere nos processos metabólicos normais da célula, geralmente usada como medicamento antitumoral ao bloquear o uso de um metabólito essencial.

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noun

/ˌæn.ti.məˈtæb.ə.laɪt/C2formalmedical
  • ptSubstância que interfere nos processos metabólicos normais da célula, geralmente usada como medicamento antitumoral ao bloquear o uso de um metabólito essencial.

A substance, often used as an antineoplastic drug, that interferes with the normal metabolic processes of a cell by inhibiting the utilization of a metabolite.

  1. Antineoplastic drugC2formalmedical

    A substance that interferes with the normal metabolic processes of cells, often used to treat cancer by inhibiting the use of essential metabolites.

    ptAntineoplásico antimetabólito

    • The patient was treated with an antimetabolite to slow tumor growth.
    • Antimetabolites are commonly used in chemotherapy regimens.
    • This antimetabolite targets rapidly dividing cancer cells.
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  • antimetabolites plural form
  • antimetabolites' possessive plural form
  • antimetabolite's possessive singular form