antineoplastic
Noun 1. 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 (synonym) antineoplastic drug, cancer drug (hypernym) cytotoxic drug (hyponym) alkalating agent Adjective 1. used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect" (synonym) anticancer, antitumor, antitumour (pertainym) tumor, tumour, neoplasm | ||||
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Antineoplastic Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
antineoplastic
A substance that blocks the formation of neoplasms (growths that may become cancerous).
A substance that blocks the formation of neoplasms (growths that may become cancerous).
| Aids Glossary |
antineoplastic
an agent that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of cancer cells and the growth of tumors.
an agent that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of cancer cells and the growth of tumors.
| Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms |
ANTINEOPLASTIC
Inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of tumor cells.
Inhibiting or preventing the proliferation of tumor cells.
Antineoplastic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Antineoplastic
Antineoplastics (or "antitumor antibiotics", or "noncovalent DNA-binding drugs", or "cytotoxic antibiotics", see also neoplastics) are drugs that inhibit and combat the development of tumors.
In the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, they are classified under L01D.
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