Definition of citrovorum factor
:a metabolically active form of folic acid that has been used in cancer therapy to protect normal cells against methotrexate
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Origin and Etymology of citrovorum factor
New Latin citrovorum, specific epithet of Leuconostoc citrovorum, bacterium that requires this form of folic acid
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citrovorum factor
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