Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tofacitinib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: to-fac-i-tinib
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tofacitinib was the first jakinib to be approved for the treatment of a rheumatic disease, specifically for patients with RA with an incomplete response to a conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD), either as tofacitinib monotherapy or in combination with a csDMARD (7-11). Subsequently, tofacitinib has been approved for PsA (12, 13) and ulcerative colitis (UC) (14)."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

tasocitinib

Questions

What does tofacitinib mean?: A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ulcerative colitis.

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