Where does “fludarabine” come from?
fludarabine (English) comes from English vidarabine, from English -arabine, from English arabinoside, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός — to flow sharply.
fludarabine (English): An antineoplastic agent that is an analog of vidarabine and is administered intravenously in the form of its phosphate C10H13FN5O7P especially in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Definitions
- An antineoplastic agent that is an analog of vidarabine and is administered intravenously in the form of its phosphate C10H13FN5O7P especially in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Ancestry of “fludarabine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vidarabine | An antiviral drug C10H13N5O4·H2O, a form of arabinofuranosyladenine, which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses |
| 2 | English | -arabine | Used to form names of arabinofuranosyl derivatives |
| 3 | English | arabinoside | A glycoside which yields arabinose after being... |
| 4 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 5 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 6 | English | arabic | Related to the Arabic language |
| 7 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | Arabic, Arab |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 10 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 11 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |