Word
adjuvant
/ˈædʒuvənt/
adjective
辅助的;补充的
Additional or supplementary, especially applied to a cancer treatment given after primary tumour removal.
主要用于医学,如adjuvant chemotherapy(辅助化疗),指术后为防复发而追加的治疗。
- 1.
Enhancing the immune response to an antigen; also, containing a substance having such an effect.
增强对抗原的免疫反应;也指含有这种效果的物质
- 2.
Of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; specifically (oncology), of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour.
一种治疗或治疗形式:附加的,补充的;特别是在肿瘤学中,指在切除原发肿瘤后给予的癌症治疗
免疫佐剂的;增强免疫应答的;增强对抗原的免疫反应;也指含有这种效果的物质;一种治疗或治疗形式:附加的,补充的;特别是在肿瘤学中,指在切除原发肿瘤后给予的癌症治疗;辅助的
In use
Doctors often prescribe adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
This vaccine contains an adjuvant that boosts the immune response.
The adjuvant treatment helped the patient recover faster after the main operation.
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