[syn: anticancer, antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
antineoplastic
adj 1: used in the treatment of cancer; "anticancer drug"; "an
antineoplastic effect" [syn: anticancer,
antineoplastic, antitumor, antitumour]
n 1: 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, antineoplastic drug,
cancer drug]