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/ˌdoʊ.səˈtæk.sl̩/ · noun
(pharmacology) A semisynthetic antineoplastic drug C₄₃H₅₃NO₁₄·3H₂O (trademark Taxotere) that is administered intravenously to treat various cancers (as of the lung, breast, or prostate) and is derived from the needles of a yew tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe..
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Docetaxel means (pharmacology) A semisynthetic antineoplastic drug C₄₃H₅₃NO₁₄·3H₂O (trademark Taxotere) that is administered intravenously to treat various cancers (as of the lung, breast, or prostate) and is derived from the needles of a yew tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe..
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