Associations to the word «Adjuvant»
Noun
- Chemotherapy
- Vaccine
- Antigen
- Arthritis
- Opioid
- Therapy
- Lymph
- Antibody
- Cancer
- Influenza
- Efficacy
- Injection
- Tumor
- Formulation
- Pesticide
- Inflammation
- Vaccination
- Immunity
- Spray
- Effectiveness
- Toxicity
- Radiation
- Malaria
- Surgery
- Induction
- Survival
- Ingredient
- Breast
- Treatment
- Node
- Response
- Trial
- Patient
- Delivery
- Cell
- Receptor
- Drug
- Mouse
- Substance
- Virus
- Oil
- Pain
- Disease
- Combination
- Hiv
- Syndrome
- Protein
- Definition
- Rat
- Recurrence
- Synonym
- Agent
- Increase
- Hydroxide
- Carcinoma
- Effect
- Tissue
- Dna
- Bowel
- Relapse
- Auxiliary
- Aid
- Colon
- Model
- Regimen
- Cer
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ADJUVANT, adjective. Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
ADJUVANT, adjective. (medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment; specifically, a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]
ADJUVANT, adjective. (immunology) Something that contains an adjuvant. [from 20th c.]
ADJUVANT, noun. Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
ADJUVANT, noun. (medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
ADJUVANT, noun. (pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
ADJUVANT, noun. (immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]
ADJUVANT THERAPY, noun. (medicine) any secondary treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) given after the primary treatment (such as surgery) in order to remove residual microscopic disease
Dictionary definition
ADJUVANT, noun. An additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment.
ADJUVANT, adjective. Furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other".
ADJUVANT, adjective. Enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria".
Wise words
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