What does adjuvant mean?
Adjuvant means (formal) Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful..
Adjuvant
/ˈæd͡ʒʊv(ə)nt/ · adjective
Meaning
(formal) Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful..
Definitions by Sense
- (formal) Providing assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.
- (immunology) Enhancing the immune response to an antigen; also, containing a substance having such an effect.
- (medicine) Of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; specifically (oncology), of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour.
- (formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper.
Example Sentences
Adjuvant chemotherapy, [Paul] Carbone conjectured, could be the surgeon's little helper. It would eradicate microscopic deposits of cancer left behind after surgery, thus extirpating any remnant reservoirs of malignancy in the body in early breast cancer— […]
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Word Forms
- more adjuvant
- most adjuvant
- adjuvants
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for adjuvant?
Common synonyms include assisting, auxiliary, complementary, contributory.
What is the opposite of adjuvant?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use adjuvant in a sentence?
Adjuvant chemotherapy, [Paul] Carbone conjectured, could be the surgeon's little helper. It would eradicate microscopic deposits of cancer left behind after surgery, thus extirpating any remnant reservoirs of malignancy in the body in early breast cancer— […]
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