# cisplatin

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪsˈplæt.ɪn/ · frequency rank #72,186

## Definitions
1. A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (Cl₂H₆N₂Pt) that is cytotoxic and is used especially in the treatment of testicular and ovarian tumors and advanced bladder cancer.
2. A platin, that is, a platinum-based antineoplastic, of which the class cisplatin is the archetypal member.

## Etymology
From cis- + -platin (“platinum derivative”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cisplatin