Noun: methotrexate ,me-thow'treks,eyt
- Toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
"Methotrexate helped manage the patient's severe psoriasis"; "methotrexate sodium helped manage the patient's severe psoriasis";
- methotrexate sodium, amethopterin
Derived forms: methotrexates
Type of: antimetabolite, immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor
Encyclopedia: Methotrexate