Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Epipodofilotoxina
Epipodophyllotoxin (EH-pih-POH-doh-FIH-loh-TOK-sin)
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Epipodophyllotoxin is extracted from the mandrake root . It is a type of topoisomerase inhibitor.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.