adjuvant

Definition of Adjuvant in English :

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Noun

1. adjuvant

an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment

Adjective

2. accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary

furnishing added support

Example Sentences:
'an ancillary pump'
'an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism'
'The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other'

3. adjuvant

enhancing the action of a medical treatment

Example Sentences:
'the adjuvant action of certain bacteria'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adjuvant

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adjective

1.

aiding or assisting

noun

2.

something that aids or assists; auxiliary

3. medicine

a drug or other substance that enhances the activity of another

4. immunology

a substance that enhances the immune response stimulated by an antigen when injected with the antigen

Adjuvant

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adjective

1.

that helps or aids; auxiliary

noun

2.

a person or thing that helps

3.

a substance added to a drug to aid its action, specif. in increasing immune response

Adjuvant

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n.

1. A treatment that enhances an existing medical regimen, as a pharmacological agent added to a drug to increase or aid its effect.

2. An immunological agent that increases the antigenic response.

adj.

1. Contributing to or enhancing an existing medical regimen: adjuvant chemotherapy.

2. or ad·ju·vant·ed (ăjə-vən-tĭd) Containing an adjuvant: an adjuvant vaccine.

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