adjunctive
- adjective
- /ædˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
- Radiation is often used as an adjunctive treatment alongside surgery for cancer.
- adjunctive treatment
- adjunctive therapy
- adjunctive dexamethasone
The focus there is just change how you think and may also recommend the adjunctive use of antidepressant medications.
- The focus there is just change how you think and may also recommend the adjunctive use of antidepressant medications.
Examples
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Surgical removal is preferred, with radiation being useful as an adjunctive therapy.
Academic text (1995) -
The treatment of Chagas disease involves both parasite-specific and adjunctive therapies for the management of heart failure and arrhythmias.
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The focus there is just change how you think and may also recommend the adjunctive use of antidepressant medications.
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Treatment of spinal TB is largely medical; surgery is adjunctive.
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However, numerous anecdotes and past research exist on TT being an adjunctive treatment for various conditions.
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One of these adjunctive treatments is topical mitomycin C.
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Colestipol is an effective and well-tolerated adjunctive agent in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
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Management includes topical corticosteroids or elimination of exposure to food allergens. Acid suppression may be useful as an adjunctive treatment.
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For optimal recovery, physical therapy is important and can be enhanced with adjunctive exercises at home.
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Patients may benefit from an adjunctive therapy like yoga in addition to their regular treatment plan.
Synonyms
A thing that completes and improves another
Providing extra material or information to add to something
Helping to complete something by adding what it lacks
Antonyms
How Secondary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adjunctive comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and jungere 'to join', the same root as the simple word 'join' and 'junction'. So an adjunctive thing is 'joined to' the main thing and is an extra or helping part that adds to or supports it.