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ANTITUMOUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antitumour mean?
• ANTITUMOUR (adjective)
The adjective ANTITUMOUR has 1 sense:
1. used in the treatment of cancer
Familiarity information: ANTITUMOUR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used in the treatment of cancer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
anticancer; antineoplastic; antitumor; antitumour
Context example:
an antineoplastic effect
Pertainym:
tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)
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