MOPP

MOPP
Acronym for mechlorethamine, oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, and prednisone, a chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of Hodgkin disease.
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mechlorethamine, Oncovin, pro-carbazine, prednisone; mission-oriented protective posture [clothing]

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MOPP .em-.ō-.pē-'pē n a drug regimen that includes mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone and is used in the treatment of some forms of cancer (as Hodgkin's disease)

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a cancer chemotherapy regimen consisting of mechlorethamine, Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, and prednisone.

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