Definitions for paclitaxel
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paclitaxel(Noun)
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Paclitaxel
A cyclodecane isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, TAXUS BREVIFOLIA. It stabilizes MICROTUBULES in their polymerized form leading to cell death.
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