antitumor

English

Alternative forms

antitumour

Etymology

anti- +‎ tumor

Adjective

antitumor (comparative more antitumor, superlative most antitumor)

(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.

Synonyms

antineoplastic

Translations

inhibiting the development of a tumor

Portuguese: antitumoral, antitumor

Noun

antitumor (plural antitumors)

Any substance that inhibits tumors.
- 2009, Jacques Royer, Asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles (page 3)
  Aziridines are present as structural motifs in a variety of strongly biologically active compounds such as azinomycins A and B […] which are potent antitumors as well as antibiotic agents […]

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ tumor.

Adjective

antitumor (invariable, comparable)

(oncology) antitumor; antitumoral (inhibiting the development of tumors)

Synonyms

antitumoral

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