📖 Definitions of "Anticancer"
adjective
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That is used to treat cancer.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Anticancer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| oncologynoun | The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
| cancernoun | (medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. |
| anti-cancer | Alternative form of anticancer. [(oncology) That is used to treat cancer.] |
| anticandidal | (medicine) That is used to treat candida infections |
| cancerostatic | (medicine) That halts the spread or development of a cancer. |
| anticandidanoun | (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent an infection with the yeast Candida albicans |
| antimetastatic | (medicine) antimetastasis |
| carcinoprotective | That protects against cancer |
| antiangiogenic | (pharmacology) That inhibits angiogenesis, including neoangiogenesis (especially when used to combat cancer). |
| chemoprotectivenoun | (medicine) That protects patients from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs |
| canceroprotective | Synonym of oncoprotective. |
| carcinostatic | (medicine) That stops, or slows, the growth of a cancer |
| antianemianoun | (medicine) Countering anemia. |
| antihepatic | (medicine) That counters any disease of the liver |
| oncosuppressive | (medicine) That suppresses the formation and development of tumours |
| antiatherosclerotic | (medicine) That counters the effects of atherosclerosis |
| adjuvantnoun | (formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper. |
| antidiseasenoun | Working against disease. |
| antiparasitic | (medicine) That counters infection by parasites |
| antihelicase | That inhibits the action of helicase (as in a group of anticancer drugs) |
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