adjuvant
adjuvant[ˈadʒʊ(ə)nt]adjective- (Medicine)(of therapy) applied after initial treatment for cancer, especially to suppress secondary tumour formation
(医)(疗法)辅助的
noun- (Medicine)a substance which enhances the body's immune response to an antigen
(医)免疫佐剂
语源- late 16th cent.: from Latin adjuvant- 'helping towards', from the verb adjuvare, from ad- 'towards' + juvare 'to help'
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