Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid;
used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis;
[syn: methotrexate, methotrexate sodium, amethopterin]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
methotrexate
n 1: toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by
acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat
certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
[syn: methotrexate, methotrexate sodium,
amethopterin]