cyanocobalamin (redirected from Cyanacobalamin)

cyanocobalamin /cy·a·no·co·bal·a·min/ (-ko-bal´ah-min) a cobalamin in which the substituent is a cyanide ion; it is the form of vitamin B12 first isolated and, although an artifact, is used to denote the vitamin; preparations are used to treat vitamin-associated deficiencies, particularly pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias.

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cy·a·no·co·bal·a·min (s-nk-bl-mn, s-n-)

n.

See vitamin B12.

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cyanocobalamin (sīˈ··nōˈ·kō·baˑ·l·mn),

n See vitamin B₁₂.

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cyanocobalamin (sī´nō´kōbal´min),

n (vitamin B₁₂),
brand names (some): Alpha Redisol, Betalin-12, Cobex;
drug class: Vitamin B₁₂ water-soluble vitamin;
action: needed for adequate nerve functioning, protein and carbohydrate metabolism, normal growth, red blood cell development, and cell reproduction;
uses: vitamin B₁₂ deficiency, pernicious anemia, hemolytic anemia, hemorrhage, and renal and hepatic diseases.

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cyanocobalamin

vitamin b12.