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antineoplastic antibiotic

antineoplastic antibiotic

6.8
A medicine used to treat cancer that stops cancer cells from growing
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˌniːoʊˈplæstɪk ˌæntɪˈbaɪɒtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antibiótico antineoplásico
  • The doctor prescribed an antineoplastic antibiotic as part of her chemotherapy regimen.

Examples

  • Some antineoplastic antibiotics are derived from natural sources like bacteria.

  • Many patients benefit from the use of antineoplastic antibiotics during their chemotherapy treatments.

  • Research continues to find new antineoplastic antibiotic drugs with fewer side effects.

  • The doctor prescribed an antineoplastic antibiotic for her treatment.

  • Many antineoplastic antibiotics are used in modern cancer therapies.

  • The doctor prescribed an antineoplastic antibiotic to help combat the cancer cells in her body.

  • Researchers are exploring the effectiveness of new antineoplastic antibiotics in clinical trials.

Synonyms

cancer drug
vsantineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
11 3.2

A medicine that treats cancer by killing or stopping cancer cells

is the specific infection-derived cancer treatment rather than any general cancer medicine
cytotoxic drug
vsantineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A medicine that kills cells and helps treat cancer during chemotherapy

is described by its infection-drug origin rather than general cell toxicity
cytostatic
vsantineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
7.6

A drug that stops or slows the growth and division of cells used to treat cancer

is the form that uses a drug derived from infection treatments
antineoplastic drug
vsantineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
5.5

A drug that stops or kills cancer cells, usually given in chemotherapy

is a specific type coming from infection-treatment medicines
antineoplastic
vsantineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
8.9

A drug that stops or slows the growth of cancer

is narrower as it denotes a drug type derived from infection medicines
chemotherapeutic
vsantineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
5.8

A drug used to treat cancer by killing cancer cells

is specifically a drug originating from infection treatments rather than chemical drugs

How Effective

antineoplastic antibiotic
  • Specialized
6.8
antineoplastic drug
  • Specialized
5.5
cancer drug
  • Specialized
11 3.2
antibiotic
  • Specialized
7 3.9

Surface Forms

antineoplastic antibiotic singular
antineoplastic antibiotics plural

Morphology

antineoplastic + antibiotic

Given knowledge of the constituents, the phrase is fully compositional: the adjective 'antineoplastic' (blocks tumors) modifies 'antibiotic' (a substance that kills bacteria), so the phrase denotes an antibiotic that has antineoplastic/tumor-inhibiting properties used in cancer treatment. This follows a standard modifier+noun pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both words can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Antineoplastic antibiotic comes from joining anti (meaning 'against') and neoplastic (meaning 'new growth', a tumor) with antibiotic (a drug first found in bacteria). Many cancer drugs were discovered in bacteria and found to stop the growth of fast-dividing tumor cells, so today antineoplastic antibiotics are drugs used in chemotherapy to fight cancer.