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disease-modifying

disease-modifying adjective: of a treatment, that reduces the progression and activity of a disease by altering its underlying pathophysiological processes.

Adjective

disease-modifying (not comparable)

  1. Of a treatment, that reduces the progression and activity of a disease by altering its underlying pathophysiological processes.
    • disease-modifying drug

Words formed from disease-modifying

Questions about disease-modifying

What does disease-modifying mean?
Disease-modifying means of a treatment, that reduces the progression and activity of a disease by altering its underlying pathophysiological processes.
What part of speech is disease-modifying?
Disease-modifying is an adjective.

Words near disease-modifying in the dictionary

  1. disease enhancements
  2. disease mongering
  3. disease of despair
  4. Disease X
  5. disease-free
  6. disease-modifying
  7. disease-ridden
  8. diseased
  9. diseasedly
  10. diseasedness
  11. diseaseful

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