carboplatin

noun

car·bo·plat·in | \ ˈkär-bō-ˌplat-ᵊn

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Medical Definition of carboplatin

: a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug C₆H₁₂N₂O₄Pt that is an analog of cisplatin with somewhat reduced toxicity and that is administered intravenously in the treatment of various cancers (as of the ovary or lung)

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