adjuvant
41adjuvant — ad|ju|vant <zu ↑...ant> unterstützend (von Arzneimitteln; Med.) …
42Adjuvant — Ad|ju|vant der; en, en <zu ↑...ant> (veraltet) Gehilfe, Helfer, bes. Hilfslehrer …
43adjuvant — n. helper, assistant; substance or treatment that is used as a supplement to the primary treatment (Medicine); substance added to an antigen or vaccine to increase the immune response (Immunology) adj. helping, assisting, aiding; used as a… …
44adjuvant — ad·ju·vant …
45adjuvant — n. any substance used in conjunction with another to enhance its activity. Aluminium salts are used as adjuvants in the preparation of vaccines from the toxins of diphtheria and tetanus: by keeping the toxins in precipitated form, the salts… …
46adjuvant — /ˈædʒəvənt/ (say ajuhvuhnt) adjective 1. serving to help or assist. –noun 2. a person or thing aiding or helping. 3. Medicine whatever aids in removing or preventing a disease, especially a substance added to a prescription to aid the operation… …
47adjuvant — a. helping; Medicine, remedial; n. such drug …
48adjuvant therapy — noun any secondary treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) given after the primary treatment (such as surgery) in order to remove residual microscopic disease See Also: neoadjuvant therapy …
49adjuvant chemotherapy — cancer chemotherapy employed after the primary tumor has been removed by some other method …
50adjuvant radiotherapy — radiotherapy used in addition to surgical resection in the treatment of cancer …
