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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
epoetin alfa
 
SYLLABICATION:e·po·e·tin al·fa
PRONUNCIATION:  -p-tn lf
NOUN: A recombinant preparation of human erythropoietin used to treat some forms of anemia.
ETYMOLOGY: e(rythro)po(i)etin + alfa (alteration of alpha).
 
 
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