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Antineoplastic antibiotic

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antineoplastic drugnounany 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
antibioticsnouna peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering various aspects of antibiotics research.
anticancernoun(oncology) That is used to treat cancer.
antimicrobialsnounAn agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
cancer drugnounany 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
antineuritic(pharmacology) Preventing or acting against neuritis.
antibacterial(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
adriamycinnounAn anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
antimetabolitenoun(medicine) Any substance that competes with or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.
antimicrobial(pharmacology) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
chemotherapeutic(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
actinomycinnoun(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
azithromycinnoun(pharmacology) A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.
streptomycinnoun(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.
anticonvulsive(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
antiretroviral(pharmacology) That combats infection by retroviruses.
immunosuppressantnoun(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive agent.
dihydrostreptomycinnoun(pharmacology) A particular antibiotic.
sulphonamidenoun(British spelling, pharmacology) Alternative spelling of sulfonamide. [(chemistry) Any amide of a sulfonic acid RS(=O)₂NR'₂]
antimalarialPreventing or counteracting malaria.

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