Nitrosourea

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Nitrosourea
TermNitrosourea
Short definitionNitroglycerin - (pronounced) (NY-troh-GLIH-seh-rin) In medicine, a substance used as a drug to treat certain heart conditions and to widen the openings in blood vessels. Nitroglycerin is being studied to make chemotherapy work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drugs. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Nitrosourea - (pronounced) (ny-TROH-soh-YOO-ree-uh) A cancer drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier. Carmustine and lomustine are nitrosoureas

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