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

1 sense of methotrexate

Sense 1
methotrexate, methotrexate sodium, amethopterin -- (toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis)
       => 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)