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preadjuvant

preadjuvant adjective: prior to the use of an adjuvant.

Adjective

preadjuvant (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the use of an adjuvant.
    • When 2 Gy IR in the preadjuvant schedule was combined with 20 μ g sunitinib an additional reduction in tumor growth was achieved (Fig. 6C).2015 March 31, Esther A Kleibeuker et al., “Optimal treatment scheduling of ionizing radiation and sunitinib improves the antitumor activity and allows dose reduction”, in Cancer Medicine, volume 4...

Origin of preadjuvant

From pre- + adjuvant.

Questions about preadjuvant

What does preadjuvant mean?
Preadjuvant means prior to the use of an adjuvant.
What part of speech is preadjuvant?
Preadjuvant is an adjective.

Words near preadjuvant in the dictionary

  1. preadjusted
  2. preadjusting
  3. preadjustment
  4. preadjustments
  5. preadjusts
  6. preadjuvant
  7. preadministration
  8. preadministrations
  9. preadmission
  10. preadmissions
  11. preadmit

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