antineoplastic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *antineoplastic*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	antineoplastic, anticancer, antitumor, antitumour	used in the treatment of cancer
NOUN	artifact	antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug	any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells

English > *antineoplastic*: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Used in the treatment of cancer.
Example	"an antineoplastic effect"
Synonyms	anticancer, antitumor, antitumour
Nouns	antineoplastic	any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells
Nouns	neoplasm	an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

English > *antineoplastic*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	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	antineoplastic drug, cancer drug
Narrower	alkylating agent	An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
	antimetabolite	An antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
	antineoplastic antibiotic	An antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
	asparaginase, Elspar	antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia
	floxuridine	antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers
	lomustine	An antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease
	melphalan, Alkeran	antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies
	periwinkle plant derivative	An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
	procarbazine	An antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease
	thioguanine	An antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias
	thiotepa	An antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies
Broader	cytotoxic drug	Any drug that has a toxic effect on cells
Spanish	antineoplásico
Catalan	antineoplàstic
Adjectives	antineoplastic	used in the treatment of cancer

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