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ADJUVANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("adjuvant" is a kind of...):
additive (something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine)
Derivation:
adjuvant (enhancing the action of a medical treatment)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enhancing the action of a medical treatment
Example:
the adjuvant action of certain bacteria
Classified under:
Similar:
helpful (providing assistance or serving a useful function)
Domain category:
materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
Derivation:
adjuvant (an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Furnishing added support
Example:
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
Synonyms:
accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; ancillary; appurtenant; auxiliary
Classified under:
Similar:
supportive (furnishing support or assistance)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb adjuvant
Context examples:
The mRNAs used in this vaccine are modified to have enhanced translational potency and adjuvant activities.
(mRNA-derived Prostate Cancer Vaccine CV9104, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon intramuscular injection, the adjuvant portion of the NY-ESO-1/GLA-SE vaccine ID-G30 binds to toll-like receptor subtype 4 (TLR-4) expressed on dendritic cells (DCs), monocytes, macrophages and B cells.
(NY-ESO-1/GLA-SE Vaccine ID-G305, NCI Thesaurus)
A 19 amino-acid hybrid peptide antigen with immune adjuvant property.
(OVA BiP Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
A sequential regimen consisting of carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by trastuzumab, used in the adjuvant setting for the treatment of HER-2/neu-positive breast cancer.
(PCH Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
This vaccine contains a peptide sequence homologous to the native epitope and is often formulated with an adjuvant such as QS-21 or Montanide ISA-51 to boost its immune stimulation.
(Peptide 946 Melanoma Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Various forms of mutated Ras peptides-adjuvant are used as vaccine along with cytokines that could potentially enhance the body's immunological response in many neoplastic conditions.
(Mutated Ras Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
A vaccine preparation containing mucus 1 (MUC1) peptide and the adjuvant poly-ICLC with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.
(MUC1 Peptide-Poly-ICLC Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Typically combined with an adjuvant immunostimulant, an autologous cell vaccine may elicit a cytotoxic T-lymphocytic immune response to cell surface-expressed tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), resulting in tumor cell death.
(Autologous Tumor Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution.
(Aluminum Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
This vaccine is frequently administered with an adjuvant immunostimulant.
(Allogeneic Tumor Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
