Antitumor (Adjective)
Meaning
Used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an antineoplastic effect".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- Researchers are currently testing an antitumor medication that targets and kills only cancerous cells, minimizing damage to healthy tissue.
- The doctor prescribed an antitumor treatment to combat the patient's rapidly growing tumor.
- This herbal compound has shown significant antitumor properties and may potentially be used in future cancer therapies.
- The scientists studied the antitumor effects of a specific enzyme inhibitor in the hope of developing new cancer treatments.
- Combination therapy involving an antitumor drug has shown promise in extending the lives of patients with certain types of cancer.