a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of lymphomas, derived as an alkaloid from the tropical shrub Madagascar periwinkle (Vinca rosea)
Word origin
C20: shortened from vincaleukoblastine, from vinca + leukoblast (from leukocyte + -blast) + -ine2
vinblastine in American English
(vɪnˈblæstin; vɪnˈblæstɪn)
noun
an alkaloid, C46H58N4O9·H2SO4, obtained from the leaves of a periwinkle (Vinca rosea) and used as a drug in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and other lymphomas