Medical Dictionary
fluorouracil
noun flu·o·ro·ura·cil
\ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ō-ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌsil, -ˌsəl\
\ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ō-ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌsil, -ˌsəl\
Medical Definition of FLUOROURACIL
: a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C4H3FN2O2 used to treat some kinds of cancer
Variants of FLUOROURACIL
flu·o·ro·ura·cil or {5}–flu·o·ro·ura·cil \ˈfīv-\
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