Iris
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| Iris | |
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| Term | Iris |
| Short definition | irinotecan hydrochloride (I-rih-noh-TEE-kan HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat colorectal cancer that spreads to others parts of the body has spread. It is used in patients whose cancer has not yet been treated or whose cancer has come back (came back) or gotten worse after treatment with anticancer medicines containing fluorouracil. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
iris - (pronounced) (iris) The colored tissue at the front of the eye that contains the pupil at the center. The iris helps control the size of the pupil to let more or less light into the eye
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