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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पैlitaxेल

Native Script:पैलिटakseल

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paitaksel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Paclitaxel/ˌpæk.lɪˈtæk.səl/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #35000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"पैलिटैक्सेल का उपयोग कीमोथेरेपी में किया जाता है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mitotic inhibitor used as a chemotherapy medication to treat various types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and lung cancer.

    "Paclitaxel works by stabilizing microtubules and preventing cancer cell division."
  2. 2

    A naturally occurring diterpene alkaloid originally extracted from the bark of the Pacific yew tree.

    "The initial synthesis of paclitaxel from yew bark required massive amounts of plant material before semi-synthetic methods were developed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 20th century, the name blends the genus name of its source, the Pacific yew tree (Taxus brevifolia), with the chemical suffix '-axel', which denotes taxane derivatives used as antineoplastic agents. The discovery originated from a National Cancer Institute screening program in the 1960s, revolutionizing chemotherapy upon its clinical introduction as Taxol.

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