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paclitaxel

pac·li·tax·el [ pàkli táks'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
cancer treatment from yew tree bark: a drug, originally from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, used in the treatment of some cancers for stabilizing microtubules in cells and preventing chromosome movement so that cells cannot divide

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