Organic Chemical
deoxycytidine Audio
[ dee-ok-see-sy-tih-deen ]
Subclass of:
Deoxyribonucleosides; Cytidine
Definitions related to deoxycytidine:
  • A drug that protects healthy tissues from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A nucleoside component of DNA composed of CYTOSINE and DEOXYRIBOSE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A nucleoside component of DNA, composed of cytosine and deoxyribose, with chemopreventive activity.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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