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Meaning of "bleomycin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLEOMYCIN

From bleo- unknown + -mycin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLEOMYCIN

bleomycin  [ˌbliːəʊˈmaɪsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLEOMYCIN

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bleomycin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLEOMYCIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bleomycin

Bleomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin refers to a family of structurally related compounds. When used as an anticancer agent, the chemotherapeutical forms are primarily bleomycin A2 and B2. The drug is used in the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma, squamous cell carcinomas, and testicular cancer, as well as in the treatment of plantar warts and as a means of effecting pleurodesis. The mechanism of action involves breaking DNA. Bleomycin is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines that are needed for a basic health system.

Definition of bleomycin in the English dictionary

The definition of bleomycin in the dictionary is a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLEOMYCIN


actinomycin
ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn
adriamycin
ˌeɪdrɪəˈmaɪsɪn
antimycin
ˌæntɪˈmaɪsɪn
Aureomycin
ˌɔːrɪəʊˈmaɪsɪn
clindamycin
ˌklɪndəˈmaɪsɪn
daunomycin
ˌdɔːnəˈmaɪsɪn
erythromycin
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈmaɪsɪn
gentamicin
ˌdʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn
kanamycin
ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn
lincomycin
ˌlɪŋkəʊˈmaɪsɪn
mitomycin
ˌmaɪtəʊˈmaɪsɪn
neomycin
ˌniːəʊˈmaɪsɪn
oleandomycin
ˌəʊlɪˌændəˈmaɪsɪn
puromycin
ˌpjʊərəʊˈmaɪsɪn
rifamycin
ˌriːfəˈmaɪsɪn
spectinomycin
ˌspɛktɪnəˈmaɪsɪn
streptomycin
ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn
Terramycin
ˌtɛrəˈmaɪsɪn
vancomycin
ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn
viomycin
ˌvaɪəˈmaɪsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLEOMYCIN

blender
Blenheim
Blenheim orange
Blenheim Palace
blennies
blennioid
blennorrhea
blennorrhoea
blenny
blent
blepharism
blepharitic
blepharitis
blepharoplast
blepharoplasty
blepharospasm
blert
blesbok
blesbuck
bless

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLEOMYCIN

allicin
bacitracin
bacteriocin
capsaicin
ciprofloxacin
clavecin
daunorubicin
doxorubicin
glycin
indometacin
indomethacin
leucin
mucin
niacin
novobiocin
oxytocin
ricin
rifampicin
salicin
Szczecin

Synonyms and antonyms of bleomycin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bleomycin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLEOMYCIN

Find out the translation of bleomycin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bleomycin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bleomycin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

博莱霉素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bleomicina
570 millions of speakers

English

bleomycin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bleomycin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بليوميسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блеомицин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bleomicina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bleomycin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bléomycine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bleomycin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bleomycin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブレオマイシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블레오 마이신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bleomisin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bleomycin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளியோமைசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लामोसायन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bleomisin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bleomicina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bleomycyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блеомицин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bleomicina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλεομυκίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bleomycin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bleomycin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bleomycin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bleomycin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEOMYCIN»

The term «bleomycin» is regularly used and occupies the 101.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEOMYCIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bleomycin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bleomycin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bleomycin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLEOMYCIN»

Discover the use of bleomycin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bleomycin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamental and Clinical Studies of Bleomycin
Consists of the proceedings of international conference and symposia.
Stephen K. Carter, 1976
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Oncologic Emergencies
Bleomycin exerts its toxic effects where it concentrates: in the skin, mucous membranes, and lungs. The lungs and skin are particularly susceptible to bleomycin toxicity, perhaps because of the paucity of the inactivating enzyme, bleomycin ...
Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, Carmen P. Escalante, 2002
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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology
When complexed with ferrous iron, bleomycin becomes a potent oxidase, producing DNA strand breaks by oxygen free radicals. Its unique mechanism of action is schedule dependent and cell cycle dependent for the G2 phase. The oxygen ...
William J. Hoskins, 2005
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Bleomycin: Chemical, Biochemical, and Biological Aspects: ...
With contributions by numerous experts
Sidney M. Hecht, 2011
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Electrochemotherapy, Electrogenetherapy, and Transdermal ...
Biological Characteristics of Bleomycin 3.1.1. Bleomycin Is a Nonpermeant Drug Bleomycin is an excellent example of a nonpermeant cytotoxic drug (21,29,32). It was demonstrated in vitro that bleomycin cannot diffuse through the plasma ...
Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Heller, Richard Gilbert (PhD.), 2000
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Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach
Reported manifestations of bleomycin-induced pulmonary toxicity. Chronic interstitial pneumonia/chronic fibrosis Acute interstitial pneumonia/acute fibrosis Bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Single or ...
Alfred E. Chang, Patricia A. Ganz, Daniel F. Hayes, 2007
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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology
Bleomycin (Blenoxane), an antineoplastic, is a mixture of complex glycopeptides originally isolated from a strain of the fungus Streptomyces verticillus. The primary components are bleomycins A2 and B2. The family of bleomycin glycopeptides ...
Richard R. Barakat, Maurie Markman, Marcus Randall, 2009
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Studies Toward Understanding the Mechanism of Bleomycin: ...
Figure 1.4. Generation of activated bleomycin in vivo Bleomycin Bleomycin-Cu(II) Cu(II) transporter? Cellular Membrane Bleomycin-Cu(II) Cu(II) Nucleus DNA Damage activated bleomycin Bleomycin Bleomycin-Fe(II) Bleomycin-Fe(III)-OOH  ...
Corin D. Slown, 2009
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Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy: Principles and Practice
The neutral cysteine protease bleomycin hydrolase is essential for epidermal integrity and bleomycin resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1999;96:4680. 49. de Haas EC, Zwart N, Meijer C, et al. Variation in bleomycin hydrolase gene is ...
Bruce A. Chabner, Dan L. Longo, 2011
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The Anticancer Drugs
Chem. Rev. 87:1107 (1987). 139. A. P. Grollman: "Base propenals and the toxicity of bleomycin," in Organ Directed Toxicities of Anticancer Drugs, ed. by M. P. Hacker, J. S. Lazo, and T. R. Tritton. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 1987, pp. 79-90.
William B. Pratt, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLEOMYCIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bleomycin is used in the context of the following news items.
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CNIO researchers show that telomeres are linked to the origins of …
To induce damage they chose bleomycin, a drug that affects the genetic material of cells and inhibits cell division when administered in high ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
2
Bleomycin, Vincristine Discontinuation Doesn't Affect Efficacy in …
In patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), bleomycin and vincristine cause significant toxicity that leads to dose reaction or ... «Cancer Therapy Advisor, Jun 15»
3
Interim FDG-PET Scans Enable Response-Adapted Therapy in …
Of particular note, it was demonstrated that pulmonary toxicity could be decreased without loss of efficacy by omitting bleomycin from ABVD ... «OncLive, Jun 15»
4
Clinical Conundrums
... IIA Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and negative positron emission tomography (PET) scanning after 3 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, ... «Clinical Oncology News, Jun 15»
5
Seattle Genetics Announces Multiple ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab …
ADCETRIS is contraindicated with concomitant bleomycin due to pulmonary toxicity (e.g. interstitial infiltration and/or inflammation). Warnings ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jun 15»
6
GDNF as collateral damage of prostate cancer chemotherapy
... agents (bleomycin, mitoxantrone, radiation and docetaxel). Importantly, GDNF expression was also elevated in cancer-associated fibroblasts ... «Fred Hutch News Service, Jun 15»
7
Medical Oxygen Systems Market – Global Industry Analysis and …
... in patients administrating antibiotics such as nitrofurantoin bleomycin and amiodarone. Sometimes, compressed medical oxygen toxicity may ... «Medgadget.com, Jun 15»
8
Family of cancer victim sues Concord doctor for failing to notice fatal …
Doctors determined the direct cause was not the cancer, but rather a side effect of one of the chemotherapy drugs – Bleomycin. «Concord Monitor, Jun 15»
9
Autophagy protects against lung inflammation, fibrosis
In this study, when mice deficient in autophagy were challenged with the drug bleomycin, known to cause pulmonary fibrosis, they had more ... «Baylor College of Medicine News, Jun 15»
10
RestorGenex Presents Results of Experimental Idiopathic …
Results from a study that assessed the efficacy of RES-529 in a 10-day in vivo mouse model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis showed ... «Lung Disease News, May 15»

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