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English noun: cancer drug

1. cancer drug (artifact) 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


Synonymsantineoplastic, antineoplastic drug


Broader (hypernym)cytotoxic drug


Narrower (hyponym)Alkeran, alkylating agent, antimetabolite, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, Elspar, floxuridine, lomustine, melphalan, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine, thioguanine, thiotepa









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