cancer drug

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cancer drug - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cancer drug
      n 1: any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells;
           used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have
           unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and
           vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow
           function [syn: antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug,
           cancer drug]