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antineoplastic
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As an adjective, antineoplastic means inhibiting the development of tumours. As a noun, it means any such agent, used in chemotherapy.
Meanings of antineoplastic
4 meaningsadjective
pharmaceutical effectoncologyInhibiting the development of tumours.
Used in the treatment of cancer
“anticancer drug”
“an antineoplastic effect”
Similar: anticancer, antitumor, antitumour
noun
pharmaceutical drugAny such agent, used in chemotherapy.
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
Similar: antineoplastic drug, cancer drug
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Synonyms by meaning
adjective: used in the treatment of cancer
noun: any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cell…
antineoplastic drugcancer drug
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