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adjuvant

adj 1  :  serving to aid or contribute  2  :  assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease < chemotherapy following surgery> 
n :  one that helps or facilitates: as  a  :  an ingredient (as in a prescription or solution) that facilitates or modifies the action of the principal ingredient <the beneficial activity of the spray is enhanced by s>   b  :  something (as a drug or method) that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment <X rays and antibiotics are s to surgery>   c  :  a substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen .
 
 

 
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