adjuvant
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8.3
- adjective
- /ˈædʒʊvənt/
- Specialized
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adjuvante
- It is a powerful prognostic indicator and is also useful in adjuvant treatment decision-making.
- adjuvant therapy
- adjuvant treatment
Cotrimoxazole treatment is recommended in places outside of the developed world as adjuvant therapy.
- Cotrimoxazole treatment is recommended in places outside of the developed world as adjuvant therapy.
- There are adjuvant therapies, vitamins, etcetera, and there are medicines to manage the symptoms, but there is nothing to bring back the feeling.
Examples
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Other authors have recognized the importance of adjuvant radiation in controlling disease in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck.
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Under these circumstances, surgical exploration of the entire course of the facial nerve may be necessary to achieve a definitive diagnosis and to deliver timely surgical and adjuvant therapy.
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But that does not mean that it should not be used as an adjuvant or support for various cancer therapies that are out there.
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Cotrimoxazole treatment is recommended in places outside of the developed world as adjuvant therapy.
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What he needs is not adjuvant chemotherapy for a tumor that has been resected.
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Therefore, radiation therapy is often used as a definitive or adjuvant therapy to the primary tumor, with or without treatment of regional lymph nodes.
Academic text (2008) -
Nonetheless, such adjuvant systemic therapy, while also decreasing the risk of loco-regional recurrence, is not as effective as radiotherapy.
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After local excision of a primary breast cancer, we conclude that radiotherapy to the residual breast tissue is advisable even when selective adjuvant systemic therapy is given.
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In clinical trials, researchers found that using an adjuvant can significantly enhance the effectiveness of the primary treatment.
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The team decided to include an adjuvant to improve the patient's response to the main therapy they were administering.
Synonyms
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6.5
Something that gives extra help or support
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7.3
Giving extra help or support to a main activity
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8.9
That helps make a situation better
Not necessary but used to give extra support or help
Connected to and used with another thing, like a house
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Adjuvant comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and juvare 'help', and used as an adjective it means 'helping' or giving extra support to a treatment to make it more effective.