hydroxyurea
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noun \-yu̇-ˈrē-ə\Definition of HYDROXYUREA
: a drug CH4N2O2 used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors
First Known Use of HYDROXYUREA
1949
hy·droxy·urea
noun \-yu̇-ˈrē-ə\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HYDROXYUREA
: an antineoplastic drug CH4N2O2 used especially to treat myeloproliferative disorders (as chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, and thrombocythemia) and malignant tumors
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