| NOUN | artifact | methotrexate sodium, methotrexate, amethopterin | toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid |
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| Meaning | toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. | |
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| Synonyms | methotrexate, amethopterin | |
| Broader | antimetabolite | An antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite |
| immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug | A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | |
| Spanish | metotrexato | |
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