|  antineoplastic 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 antineoplastic drug, cancer drug
 • Hypernyms:
 cytotoxic drug
 • Hyponyms:
 alkylating agent, antimetabolite, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, Elspar,
 floxuridine, lomustine, melphalan, Alkeran, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine,
 thioguanine, thiotepa
 
 used in the treatment of cancer
 - anticancer drug
 - an antineoplastic effect
 • Syn:
 anticancer, antitumor, antitumour
 • Pertains to noun:
 tumour (for: antitumour), tumor (for: antitumor), neoplasm, cancer (for: anticancer)
 
 
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