| vial | <equipment> A small bottle. Origin: Gr. Phial (18 Nov 1997) |
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| picibanil | <chemical> A lyophilised preparation of a low-virulence strain (su) of streptococcus pyogenes (s. Haemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent. Chemical name: Picibanil (12 Dec 1998) |