hydroxyurea
noun
hy·droxy·urea hī-ˌdräk-sē-yu̇-ˈrē-ə 
: a drug CH4N2O2 used especially to treat myeloproliferative disorders (such as polycythemia vera and myelogenous leukemia) and malignant tumors
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This is in sharp contrast to hydroxyurea which is available in capsules and does not require hospital visits that would be additional costs for patients. 
Paul Adepoju, Quartz Africa, 26 Nov. 2019 Current treatments include a 21-year-old cancer drug called hydroxyurea and Endari, approved in 2017. Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019 The most effective sickle cell drug, hydroxyurea, has hardly even been studied in sub-Saharan Africa, let alone made widely available. Sharon Begley, STAT, 23 Oct. 2019 Among the treatments currently used is a medication called hydroxyurea, which can stimulate the production of fetal hemoglobin. Michael Nedelman And Minali Nigam, CNN, 30 July 2019 The patients in the trial are divided into two groups, one also receiving a pain relief drug called hydroxyurea and one not receiving it. Tess Vrbin, courant.com, 19 June 2019 Your doctor can treat sickle cell anemia with a variety of medications, including antibiotics to ward off life-threatening infections, pain-relieving medications, and hydroxyurea, a medication that can prevent episodes of pain, the Mayo Clinic says. Korin Miller, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018 Vaughan, who lives in Baltimore, was worried about giving her daughter the drug hydroxyurea to treat the disease. Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2018 The primary treatment today is hydroxyurea, a generic drug. Michelle Fay Cortez, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017 See More
Paul Adepoju, Quartz Africa, 26 Nov. 2019 Current treatments include a 21-year-old cancer drug called hydroxyurea and Endari, approved in 2017. Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019 The most effective sickle cell drug, hydroxyurea, has hardly even been studied in sub-Saharan Africa, let alone made widely available. Sharon Begley, STAT, 23 Oct. 2019 Among the treatments currently used is a medication called hydroxyurea, which can stimulate the production of fetal hemoglobin. Michael Nedelman And Minali Nigam, CNN, 30 July 2019 The patients in the trial are divided into two groups, one also receiving a pain relief drug called hydroxyurea and one not receiving it. Tess Vrbin, courant.com, 19 June 2019 Your doctor can treat sickle cell anemia with a variety of medications, including antibiotics to ward off life-threatening infections, pain-relieving medications, and hydroxyurea, a medication that can prevent episodes of pain, the Mayo Clinic says. Korin Miller, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018 Vaughan, who lives in Baltimore, was worried about giving her daughter the drug hydroxyurea to treat the disease. Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2018 The primary treatment today is hydroxyurea, a generic drug. Michelle Fay Cortez, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hydroxyurea
noun
hy·droxy·urea -yu̇-ˈrē-ə
: an antineoplastic drug CH4N2O2 used especially to treat myeloproliferative disorders (as chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, and thrombocythemia) and malignant tumors