Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mercaptopurine

1 sense of mercaptopurine

Sense 1
mercaptopurine, Purinethol -- (a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia)
       => antimetabolite -- (an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)
       => immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug -- (a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response)