Medical Dictionary

docetaxel

noun do·ce·tax·el \ˌdō-sə-ˈtak-səl\

Medical Definition of DOCETAXEL

:  a semisynthetic antineoplastic drug C43H53NO14·3H2O derived from the needles of a yew tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe—see taxotere

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