adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any drug or other agent that has this effect

Adjective

1. 1
   That stops, or slows, the growth of a cancer

Synonyms

All synonyms

cancerostaticcancerostatic

Etymology

From carcino- + -static.

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