| antineoplastic drug 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 antineoplastic, cancer drug
 • Derivationally related forms:
 antineoplastic (for: antineoplastic)
 • Hypernyms:
 cytotoxic drug
 • Hyponyms:
 alkylating agent, antimetabolite, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, Elspar,
 floxuridine, lomustine, melphalan, Alkeran, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine,
 thioguanine, thiotepa
 
 
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