Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An immunosuppressive drug produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces hygroscopicus,, C15H79NO13, used in combination with cyclosporine and corticosteroids to prevent rejection of transplanted tissues or organs.

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  • noun pharmacy The drug rapamycin.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[si-, origin unknown + (tac)rolimus.]

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Examples

  • That drug, which is also known as sirolimus, was approved for use by the Food and Drug

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  • The drug rapamycin, also called sirolimus, is currently used as an immunosuppressant, to help prevent rejection of a new, transplanted kidney.

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  • The drug rapamycin, also called sirolimus, is currently used as an immunosuppressant, to help prevent rejection of a new, transplanted kidney.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • The drug rapamycin, also called sirolimus, is currently used as an immunosuppressant, to help prevent rejection of a new, transplanted kidney.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • The drug rapamycin, also called sirolimus, is currently used as an immunosuppressant, to help prevent rejection of a new, transplanted kidney.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • Rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, was originally developed to suppress the immune system, preventing rejection in patients receiving a transplanted kidney.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Imatinib is being combined either with interferon, rapamycin (also known as sirolimus), arsenic or GM-CSF (marketed as Neupogen).

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • Also known as sirolimus, rapamycin was first discovered as a product of the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus, which was found in an Easter Island soil sample.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • Rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, was originally developed to suppress the immune system, preventing rejection in patients receiving a transplanted kidney.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • Rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, was originally developed to suppress the immune system, preventing rejection in patients receiving a transplanted kidney.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

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