noun
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
• Syn: ↑antineoplastic drug, ↑cancer drug
• Hypernyms: ↑cytotoxic drug
• Hyponyms:
↑alkylating agent, ↑antimetabolite, ↑antineoplastic antibiotic, ↑asparaginase, ↑Elspar, ↑floxuridine, ↑lomustine, ↑melphalan, ↑Alkeran, ↑periwinkle plant derivative, ↑procarbazine, ↑thioguanine, ↑thiotepa
adjective
used in the treatment of cancer
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anticancer drug
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an antineoplastic effect
• Syn: ↑anticancer, ↑antitumor, ↑antitumour
• Pertains to noun: ↑tumour (for: ↑antitumour), ↑tumor (for: ↑antitumor), ↑neoplasm, ↑cancer (for: ↑anticancer)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.