Hydroxyurea

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Hydroxyurea

noun

An antineoplastic drug, CH4N2O2, that suppresses the production of blood cell precursors in the bone marrow and is used in the treatment of certain leukemias, carcinomas, and sickle cell anemia.
Same as hydroxylurea and hydroxylcarbamide.
The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH2CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound

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