imatinib

Questions

What does imatinib mean?

A drug used to treat certain types of cancer.

Where does imatinib come from?

Origin unknown; the suffix -tinib denotes a pharmaceutical drug that is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

How to pronounce imatinib

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