adjuvant
Vaccine response amplifier
An adjuvant is something that helps or enhances.
In medicine, it typically refers to a substance added to a vaccine to boost the immune response, or to a treatment given alongside a primary therapy: adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical and scientific contexts.
Serving to complete
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- secondaryLesser in rank
adjunctive · accompanying · contributory · subsidiary · add-on · helper · accessory · additional
Protective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- antigenImmune response inducer
- immunityProtected from harm
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
alum · squalene · emulsion · saponin · booster · formulation · antibody response · diphtheria
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- intensifierSomething that strengthens
- augmenterThat which increases
- catalystAgent enabling change
facilitator · activator · stimulator · reinforcer · promoter · synergist · optimizer · accelerator
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
protocol · tumor · metastasis · remission · cytotoxic · carcinoma · hormonal · tamoxifen
Combines immiscible liquids
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
modifier · filler · solvent · compound · ingredient · formulation · surfactant · carrier
supplementary
Serving to complete
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
secondary · adjunctive · accompanying · contributory · subsidiary · add-on · helper · accessory · additional · cooperative
immunization
Protective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- antigenImmune response inducer
- immunityProtected from harm
prophylaxis · alum · squalene · emulsion · saponin · booster · formulation · antibody response · diphtheria · tetanus
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- intensifierSomething that strengthens
- augmenterThat which increases
catalyst · facilitator · activator · stimulator · reinforcer · promoter · synergist · optimizer · accelerator · fortifier
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- treatmentCare for an ailment
regimen · protocol · tumor · metastasis · remission · cytotoxic · carcinoma · hormonal · tamoxifen · prognosis
emulsifier
Combines immiscible liquids
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- binderDevice securing loose pages
thickener · modifier · filler · solvent · compound · ingredient · formulation · surfactant · carrier · mixture
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- chemotherapyinfusion, cycle, cycles, regimen, dose
- vaccine ingredientsantigen, antigens, preservative, preservatives, stabilizer
- pest controlinsecticide, rat trap, pesticide, mousetrap, exterminator
- vaccinesvaccine, Pfizer, polio vaccine, Moderna, vaccines
adjuvantinhibitor
Agent that slows reactions
antagonist · blocker · preventer · suppressant · impediment
adjuvantimmunosuppressant
Agent reducing bodily defenses