[ほやく, hoyaku] (n) (1) adjuvant; (2) (See 補法) revitalizing stimulant (in Chinese medicine) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\, a. [L. adjuvans, p. pr. of adjuvare to
aid: cf. F. adjuvant. See {Aid}.]
Helping; helpful; assisting. [R.] "Adjuvant causes."
--Howell.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\ ([a^]d"j[-u]*vant), n. [L. adjuvamentum,
fr. adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help.]
1. An assistant. [R.] --Yelverton. AS
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) An ingredient in a prescription drug, which aids or
modifies the action of the principal ingredient. AS
[1913 Webster]
3. (Med., Immunology) A substance that non-specifically
enhances immune response to an antigen, such as by
enhancing the production of antibodies. --AS
[AS]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjuvant
adj 1: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an
adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and
emotions are auxiliary to each other" [syn: {accessory},
{adjunct}, {ancillary}, {adjuvant}, {appurtenant},
{auxiliary}]
2: enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant
action of certain bacteria"
n 1: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical
treatment
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