Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adjuvant therapy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
ad-ju-van-t ther-a-py
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any secondary treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) given after the primary treatment (such as surgery) in order to remove residual microscopic disease

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What does adjuvant therapy mean?
any secondary treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) given after the primary treatment (such as surgery) in order to remove residual microscopic disease

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