N5883121vincristineSpoken.0Fiction.1Magazine.5Newspaper.1Academic.14vincristine
/vɪŋˈkrɪstiːn/noun
mass noun
Medicine a cytotoxic compound of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used to treat acute leukaemia and other cancers
【医】长春 （花）新碱。
词源
1960s: from modern Latin
Vinca （see
VINCA） + a second element perhaps based on
CRISTA +
-INE4.