antineoplastic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ neoplastic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntaɪni.əplæstɪk/, /æntini.əplæstɪk/

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

antineoplastic (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology, oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours.

Derived terms

• antineoplasticity

Translations

inhibiting the development of tumours

Finnish: antineoplastinen (fi) French: antinéoplasique (fr) Polish: przeciwnowotworowy (pl) Portuguese: antineoplástico

Noun

antineoplastic (plural antineoplastics)

1. (pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.