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countertherapeutic

countertherapeutic adjective: working against a therapy.

Adjective

countertherapeutic (comparative more countertherapeutic, superlative most countertherapeutic)

  1. Working against a therapy.
    • We conclude that transplanting hNSCs enhances endogenous neurogenesis and prevents further cognitive deterioration in Tg2576 mice, while simultaneous treatments with (+)-phenserine or JN403 result in countertherapeutic effects.2015 July 15, Anna M. Lilja et al., “Neural Stem Cell Transplant-Induced Effect on Neurogenesis and Cognition in Alzheimer Tg2576 Mice Is Inhibited by Concomitant Treatment with Amyloid-Lowering or...

Forms of countertherapeutic

comparativemore countertherapeutic
superlativemost countertherapeutic

Origin of countertherapeutic

From counter- + therapeutic.

Questions about countertherapeutic

What does countertherapeutic mean?
Countertherapeutic means working against a therapy.
What part of speech is countertherapeutic?
Countertherapeutic is an adjective.

Words near countertherapeutic in the dictionary

  1. counterthemes
  2. countertheorem
  3. countertheorems
  4. countertheories
  5. countertheory
  6. countertherapeutic
  7. countertheses
  8. counterthesis
  9. counterthought
  10. counterthoughts
  11. counterthreat

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