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ad·ju·vant
(ăj′ə-vənt)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.
Contributing to or enhancing an existing medical regimen: adjuvant chemotherapy
[From Latin adiuvāns, adiuvant-, present participle of adiuvāre, to help; see aid.]
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adjuvant
(ˈædʒəvənt)adj
aiding or assisting
n
1. something that aids or assists; auxiliary
2. (Pharmacology) med a drug or other substance that enhances the activity of another
3. (Medicine) immunol a substance that enhances the immune response stimulated by an antigen when injected with the antigen
[C17: from Latin adjuvāns, present participle of adjuvāre, from juvāre to help]
ˈadjuvancy n
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ad•ju•vant
(ˈædʒ ə vənt)adj.
1. serving to help or assist; auxiliary.
2. utilizing drugs, radiation therapy, or other means of supplementary treatment following cancer surgery.
n. 3. a person or thing that aids or assists.
4. anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease, esp. a substance added to a prescription to aid the effect of the main ingredient.
5. a substance admixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more marked immune response.
[1600–10; < Latin adjuvant-, s. of adjuvāns, present participle of adjuvāre to help; see adjutant]
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adjuvant
Medicine. a substance added to a medicinal preparation to assist the action of the principal ingredient.
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| Noun | 1. | adjuvant - an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment additive - something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine |
| Adj. | 1. | adjuvant - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
| 2. | adjuvant - enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria" materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function |
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Adjuvans
ad·ju·vant
n. adjutor, agente o sustancia que acentúa la potencia de un medicamento;
___ therapy → terapia aditiva o complementaria.
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