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 |
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| Synonyms | antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cytotoxic drug |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Alkeran, alkylating agent, antimetabolite, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, Elspar, floxuridine, lomustine, melphalan, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine, thioguanine, thiotepa |
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