citrovorum factor

noun ci·trov·o·rum factor \sə-ˈträ-və-rəm-\

Definition of CITROVORUM FACTOR

: a metabolically active form of folic acid that has been used in cancer therapy to protect normal cells against methotrexate

New Latin citrovorum, specific epithet of Leuconostoc citrovorum, bacterium that requires this form of folic acid

First Known Use: 1948

Medical Dictionary

noun ci·trov·o·rum factor \sə-ˈträv-ə-rəm-\

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