Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonidegib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sonideg-ib
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug targeting the smoothened protein of the hedgehog signaling pathway, used for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Among the inhibitors of the Hh pathway that interact directly with SMO, vismodegib and sonidegib are the two compounds approved by FDA in 2012 and 2015, respectively, for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC)."

Etymology

Formed with -degib.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sonidegib mean?: A drug targeting the smoothened protein of the hedgehog signaling pathway, used for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma.
Where does sonidegib come from?: Formed with -degib.

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