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Antineoplastic drug

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antineoplasticnoun(pharmacology, oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.
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
chemotherapeutic(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
anticancernoun(oncology) That is used to treat cancer.
adriamycinnounAn anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
antineuritic(pharmacology) Preventing or acting against neuritis.
pharmacotherapynoun(medicine) The use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease
cyclophosphamidenoun(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
antiproliferativenounSuch a material
anticonvulsive(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
immunosuppressantnoun(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive agent.
antimetabolitenoun(medicine) Any substance that competes with or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.
cytostaticTending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells.
chemotherapynoun(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
antitumor(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
actinomycinnoun(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
antiretroviral(pharmacology) That combats infection by retroviruses.
immunosuppressantsnoun(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive agent.
pharmacologic(pharmacology) Relating to pharmacology
anticonvulsantnoun(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.

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