antineoplastic

ˌæntiˌniəˈplæstɪk

Definition

Definition of antineoplastic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cancer treatment

TECH.

drug that stops tumor growth or destroys malignant cells

TECH.

The doctor prescribed an antineoplastic drug after the biopsy results.

Adjective

medical

TECH.

used to prevent or inhibit the growth of tumors

TECH.

The antineoplastic drugs were administered to combat the cancer effectively..

anticancer

chemotherapeutic

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Origin of antineoplastic

Greek, anti- (against) + neoplasma (new growth)

Terms with antineoplastic included in their meaning

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alpha-interferon

antineoplastic

compound with antineoplastic properties

antimetabolite

cancer treatment

antineoplastic drug inhibiting metabolite utilization

laetrile

medical

substance from amygdalin promoted as an antineoplastic drug

lomustine

cancer treatment

antineoplastic drug for brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease

thioguanine

medical

antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias

thiotepa

medical

antineoplastic agent treating certain types of cancer

Examples of antineoplastic in a sentence

The hospital pharmacy stocked several types of oral antineoplastic.
The patient responded well to the antineoplastic therapy.
Researchers are developing new antineoplastic agents.

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French:antinéoplasique, antitumoral, ...
German:Antineoplastikum, antineoplastisch, ...
Italian:antineoplastico, antitumorale, ...
Spanish:antineoplásico, antitumoral, ...
Portuguese:antineoplásico, anticancerígeno, ...
Chinese:抗肿瘤药, 抗癌, ...
Japanese:抗悪性腫瘍薬, 抗腫瘍性, ...
Arabic:عَقّار مُضادّ لِلأَوْرام, مُضادّ لِلأَوْرام, ...
Hebrew:תְּרוּפָה אַנְטִינֵאוֹפְּלַסְטִית, אַנְטִי-נְאוֹפְּלַסְטִי, ...
Russian:противоопухолевый препарат, противоопухолевый, ...
Ukrainian:протипухлинний препарат, протипухлинний, ...
Hindi:अर्बुदरोधी औषधि, एंटीनीओप्लास्टिक, ...
Bengali:অ্যান্টিনিওপ্লাস্টিক, ক্যান্সার প্রতিরোধক, ...
Catalan:antineoplàsic, antineoplàstic, ...
Czech:cytostatikum, antineoplastický, ...
Danish:kemoterapimiddel, antineoplastisk, ...
Dutch:antineoplasticum, antineoplastisch, ...
Greek:αντινεοπλασματικό φάρμακο, αντικαρκινικός, ...
Hungarian:daganatellenes szer, daganatellenes, ...
Khmer:ថ្នាំប្រឆាំងមហារីក, ប្រឆាំងដុំសាច់, ...
Korean:항암제, 항암의, ...
Persian:داروی ضدسرطان, ضد تومور, ...
Polish:lek przeciwnowotworowy, przeciwnowotworowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):antineoplásico, anticancerígeno, ...
Romanian:antineoplazic, anticanceros, ...
Swedish:antineoplastiskt läkemedel, antineoplastisk, ...
Thai:ยาต้านเนื้องอก, ต้านมะเร็ง, ...
Turkish:antineoplastik ilaç, antineoplastik, ...
Vietnamese:thuốc chống ung thư, chống ung thư, ...

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Definition of antineoplastic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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Examples of antineoplastic in a sentence

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