Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Inhibidor de la ribonucleótido reductasa
Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (RY-boh-NOO-klee-oh-tide ree-DUK-tayz in-HIH-bih-ter)
A family of anticancer drugs that interfere with the growth of tumor cells by blocking the formation of deoxyribonucleotides (building blocks of DNA).
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.