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Word: Adjuvant
Speech Type: Adjective
late 16th century: from Latin adjuvant- ‘helping towards’, from the verb adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare to ‘help’
ˈadʒʊv(ə)nt
(of therapy) applied after initial treatment for cancer, especially to suppress secondary tumour formation.
Short Definition:applied after initial treatment for cancer
Word: Adjuvant
Speech Type: Noun
ˈadʒʊv(ə)nt
a substance that enhances the body's immune response to an antigen.
Short Definition:substance that enhances body's immune response to antigen
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