Meaning of ANTINEOPLASTIC
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- [n] 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
- [adj] used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect"
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| Synonyms: | | anticancer, antineoplastic drug, antitumor, antitumour, cancer drug |
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| See Also: | | alkalating agent, Alkeran, antimetabolite, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, cytotoxic drug, Elspar, floxuridine, lomustine, melphalan, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine, thioguanine, thiotepa | |
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