cyclophosphamide
/ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.08 in modern English
36
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The patient was treated with methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine, as well as burn center protocol care with daily tankings."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English phosphamide English cyclophosphamide From cyclo- + phosphamide.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/
- British English: /ˌsʌɪ.kləʊˈfɒs.fə.mʌɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
hydroxycyclophosphamide