Pharmacologic Substance
antineoplastic Audio
[ an-tee-nee-oh-plas-tik, an-tahy- ]
Subclass of:
Therapeutic Uses
Definitions related to antineoplastic agents:
  • (antineoplastic) Agent that inhibits or prevents the development or proliferation of neoplasms.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A substance that inhibits the maturation, growth or spread of tumor cells.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (chemotherapeutic agent) A drug used to treat cancer.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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