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Meaning of AZQ: An anticancer drug that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and kill cancer cells in the central nervous system.

Definition of AZQ

An anticancer drug that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and kill cancer cells in the central nervous system. Also called diaziquone.

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