Mercaptopurine
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Mercaptopurines
- possessive
- Mercaptopurine's
- pluralpossessive
- Mercaptopurines'