ANTINEOPLASTIC

• (noun) any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function

  synonyms : antineoplastic drug , cancer drug

• (adj.) used in the treatment of cancer

  "anticancer drug", "an antineoplastic effect"

  synonyms : anticancer , antitumor , antitumour

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