paclitaxel

paclitaxel
pac·li·tax·el (păk'lĭ-tăkʹsəl) n.
An anticancer drug derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree and used in the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer that has not responded to prior therapy.
  [Pacific yew + New Latin (Taxus brevifō)li(a), scientific name of Pacific yew (Latin brevis, short + Latin fōlium, leaf; see folium) + alteration of Taxol.]

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