ciclosporin (English, noun)
expansion: ciclosporin (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An immunosuppressive drug C₆₂H₁₁₁N₁₁O₁₂ that is a cyclic polypeptide obtained as a metabolite from a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum) and is used especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: cyclosporin
tags: alternative
form: cyclosporine
tags: alternative