CHEMOPREVENTION

Meaning of CHEMOPREVENTION in English

Pronunciation: -pri- ' ven(t)-sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 1980

: the use of chemical agents to prevent or slow the development of cancer

– che · mo · pre · ven · tive \ - ' ven-tiv \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CHEMOPREVENTION — noun Date: 1980 the use of chemical agents to prevent or slow the development of cancer, chemopreventive adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHEMOPREVENTION — "ˌ noun Etymology: chem- + prevention : the use of chemical agents to prevent or slow the development of cancer …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEMOPREVENTION — n. method of preventing disease by using chemical agents
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHEMOPREVENTION — noun Date: 1980 : the use of chemical agents to prevent or slow the development of cancer • che·mo·pre·ven·tive -ˈven-tiv …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEMOPREVENTION — The use of natural or laboratory-made substances to prevent cancer.
English Dictionary of Medicine
CHEMOPREVENTION — The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CHEMOPREVENTION STUDIES — In cancer prevention clinical trials, studies test whether taking certain medicines, vitamins, minerals, or food supplements can prevent cancer. Also …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CHEMOPREVENTIVE — adjective see: chemoprevention
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHEMOPREVENTIVE — adjective or noun see chemoprevention
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEMOPREVENTIVE — see chemoprevention
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
AGENT STUDY — In cancer prevention clinical trials, a study that tests whether taking certain medicines, vitamins, minerals, or food supplements can prevent …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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