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pteroylaspartic en · NOUN

Etymology

From pteroyl + aspartic.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Designating an antimetabolite acid used in treating cancers.
    • On September 6, 1947, Farber began to inject Sandler with pteroylaspartic acid or PAA, the first of Lederle's antifolates. 2011, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of all Maladies, Fourth Estate, page 33: