adjuvant
[ aj-uh-vuh nt ]
/ ˈædʒ ə vənt /
adjective
serving to help or assist; auxiliary.
Medicine/Medical.
utilizing drugs, radiation therapy, or other means of supplemental treatment following cancer surgery.
noun
a person or thing that aids or helps.
anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease, especially a substance added to a prescription to aid the effect of the main ingredient.
Immunology.
a substance admixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more marked immune response.
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British Dictionary definitions for adjuvant
adjuvant
/ (ˈædʒəvənt) /
adjective
aiding or assisting
noun
something that aids or assists; auxiliary
med
a drug or other substance that enhances the activity of another
immunol
a substance that enhances the immune response stimulated by an antigen when injected with the antigen
Word Origin for adjuvant
C17: from Latin
adjuvāns, present participle of
adjuvāre, from
juvāre to help
Medical definitions for adjuvant
adjuvant
[ ăj′ə-vənt ]
n.
A pharmacological agent added to a drug, predictably affecting the action of the drug's active ingredient.
An immunological vehicle for enhancing antigenicity, such as a water-in-oil emulsion in which antigen solution is emulsified in mineral oil.
immunoadjuvant