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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. used in the treatment of cancer;
- Example: "anticancer drug"
- Example: "an antineoplastic effect"
[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]