antimetabolite

Definition / meaning of antimetabolite

A drug that is very similar to natural chemicals in a normal biochemical reaction in cells but different enough to interfere with the normal division and functions of cells.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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