A laboratory test to identify antibodies that can bind to the surface of red blood cells or platelets and destroy them. This test is used to diagnose certain … [Read more...]
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antihistamine
A type of drug that blocks the action of histamines, which can cause fever, itching, sneezing, a runny nose, and watery eyes. Antihistamines are used to prevent … [Read more...]
antihormone therapy
Treatment with drugs, surgery, or radiation in order to block the production or action of a hormone. Antihormone therapy may be used in cancer treatment because … [Read more...]
antilymphocyte globulin
Serum from blood that contains antibodies that bind to human T cells. Antilymphocyte globulin is given to a patient before a stem cell transplant to kill T … [Read more...]
antimetabolite
A drug that is very similar to natural chemicals in a normal biochemical reaction in cells but different enough to interfere with the normal division and … [Read more...]
antimicrobial
A substance that kills microorganisms such as bacteria or mold, or stops them from growing and causing disease. … [Read more...]
antimicrotubule agent
A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Antimicrotubule agents interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help … [Read more...]
antimitotic agent
A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called mitotic inhibitor. … [Read more...]
antineoplastic
Blocking the formation of neoplasms (growths that may become cancer). … [Read more...]
antineoplastic antibiotic
A type of anticancer drug that blocks cell growth by interfering with DNA, the genetic material in cells. Also called anticancer antibiotic and antitumor … [Read more...]