antineoplastic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] used in the treatment of cancer | |
Synonyms: | antitumor antitumour anticancer | |
Examples: | "anticancer drug" "an antineoplastic effect" |
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Related terms: | tumor tumor tumor cancer | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) 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 | |
Synonyms: | cancer_drug antineoplastic_drug | |
Related terms: | cytotoxic_drug antimetabolite asparaginase lomustine floxuridine melphalan methotrexate periwinkle_plant_derivative antineoplastic_antibiotic procarbazine thioguanine thiotepa alkalating_agent | |