cyclosporin
CHEMICAL COMPOUND WHICH IS AN IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT MEDICATION AND NATURAL PRODUCT FROM THE FUNGUS TOLYPOCLADIUM INFLATUM
Cyclosporin; Cyclosporine A; Cicloral; Neoral; Sandimmune; Restasis; Cyclosporin A; CsA; Atopica; Cyclosporine G; Cyclosporin, non-ribosomal peptide; Optimmune; Cyclosporin G; ATC code L04AD01; ATCvet code QL04AD01; ATC code S01XA18; ATCvet code QS01XA18; Sandimume; Gengraf; Sangcya; Cyclosporine; Ciclosporine; Ikervis; Verkazia; Cequa
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(also cyclosporin A, cyclosporine)
¦ noun Medicine an immunosuppressive drug obtained from a fungus, used to prevent the rejection of grafts and transplants.
Origin
1970s: from
cyclo- +
-sporin (from L.
spora 'spore') +
-in1.