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etoposide

noun eto·po·side \ˌēt-ə-ˈpō-ˌsīd, ˌet-\

Medical Definition of ETOPOSIDE

:  a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin derivative C29H32O13 used to treat various neoplastic diseases (as carcinoma of the lungs or testicles, AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, acute myelogenous leukemia, and Ewing's sarcoma)

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