Definition of
antineoplastic has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
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[ adjective ] used in the treatment of cancer

Synonyms

antitumor antitumour anticancer

Examples

"anticancer drug" "an antineoplastic effect"

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

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