neoadjuvant
[ nee-oh-aj-uh-vuhnt ]
adjectiveMedicine/Medical.
utilizing drugs, radiation therapy, or other means of supplemental treatment before cancer surgery or other primary cancer treatment: Her neoadjuvant therapy included hormones and chemo, which shrank the tumor prior to its surgical removal.
Origin of neoadjuvant
1- Compare adjuvant.
Words Nearby neoadjuvant
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