adj :  being auxiliary or supplementary <use of a drug as to surgical treatment> 
, n, pl  -lar*ies  Brit  :  one who assists or serves another person <the bill proposed no more than a three-year experiment in training and employing ancillaries under the direction of the General Dental Council -Lancet>  .
 
 esp Brit   
 
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