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    METHOTREXATE SODIUM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritisplay

    Synonyms:

    amethopterin; methotrexate; methotrexate sodium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("methotrexate sodium" is a kind of...):

    antimetabolite (an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)

    immune suppressant drug; immunosuppressant; immunosuppressive; immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressor (a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response)

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