adjuvant
11adjuvant — adj *auxiliary, contributory, ancillary, accessory, subsidiary, subservient Analogous words: aiding, helping, assisting (see HELP vb): supporting, upholding, backing (see SUPPORT vb): *effective, efficient, efficacious, effectual Antonyms:… …
12adjuvant — [aj′ə vənt] adj. [L adjuvans, prp. of adjuvare: see AID] that helps or aids; auxiliary n. 1. a person or thing that helps 2. a substance added to a drug to aid its action, specif. in increasing immune response …
13Adjuvant — An adjuvant (from Latin, adiuvare: to aid) is a pharmacological or immunological agent that modifies the effect of other agents, such as a drug or vaccine, while having few if any direct effects when given by itself. They are often included in… …
14Adjuvant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « adjuvant », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un adjuvant est quelque chose ou quelqu un… …
15Adjuvant — The Latin “adjuvans” means to help, particularly to reach a goal. Adjuvant therapy for cancer is surgery followed by chemotherapy or radiation to help decrease the risk of the cancer recurring (coming back). An adjuvant is a substance that helps… …
16adjuvant — I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin adjuvant , adjuvans, present participle of adjuvare to aid more at aid Date: 1574 1. serving to aid or contribute ; auxiliary 2. assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of… …
17adjuvant — (aj ě věnt) Material added to an antigen to increase its immunogenicity. Common examples are alum, killed Bordetella pertussis, and an oil emulsion of the antigen, either alone (Freund s incomplete adjuvant) or with killed mycobacteria (Freund s… …
18adjuvant — /aj euh veuhnt/, adj. 1. serving to help or assist; auxiliary. 2. Med. utilizing drugs, radiation therapy, or other means of supplemental treatment following cancer surgery. n. 3. a person or thing that aids or helps. 4. anything that aids in… …
19adjuvant — adj. & n. adj. helpful, auxiliary. n. an adjuvant person or thing. Etymology: F adjuvant or L adjuvare (as AD , juvare jut help) …
20adjuvant — Additional components added to a system to affect action of its main component, typically to increase immune response to an antigen. See Freund s adjuvant …
