Associations to the word «Antineoplastic»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
ANTINEOPLASTIC, adjective. (oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.
ANTINEOPLASTIC, noun. (oncology) (pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.
Dictionary definition
ANTINEOPLASTIC, noun. Any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function.
ANTINEOPLASTIC, adjective. Used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.