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vincaleucoblastine (medicine) and ankyloblepharon (medicine)


vincaleucoblastine (medicine)


vincaleucoblastine -->
vinblastine sulfate


A dimeric alkaloid obtained from Vinca rosea. It arrests mitosis in metaphase (although vincristine is more active in this respect) and exhibits greater antimetabolic activity than does vincristine; used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, choriocarcinoma, acute and chronic leukaemias, and Other neoplastic diseases; blocks microtubule assembly.

Synonym: vincaleucoblastine.


ankyloblepharon (medicine)


ankyloblepharon -->
blepharocoloboma


A defect of the eyelid; may be congenital or acquired.

Synonym: ankyloblepharon.

Origin: blepharo-+ coloboma