adjuvant
/ˈadʒʊv(ə)nt
/Medicine
adjective
(Of therapy) applied after initial treatment for cancer, especially to suppress secondary tumour formation.Women with breast cancer may benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or both....
- The book is divided into five short chapters that cover coping with the diagnosis of cancer, surgical treatments, adjuvant therapies, and ongoing recovery.
- Three patients received no adjuvant treatment, and no information on adjuvant therapy was available for the remaining 4 patients.
noun
A substance which enhances the body’s immune response to an antigen.New TB adjuvants (enhancers of the immune response) have been studied....
- The products use a large amount of organisms and adjuvants such as aluminum hydroxide or oil to produce a sufficient immune response.
- Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in biologic agents as potential adjuvants in the treatment of chronic wounds.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin adjuvant- 'helping towards', from the verb adjuvare, from ad- 'towards' + juvare to 'help'.