Adjuvant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment

furnishing added support

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈatʃɪmˌeɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈatʃɪmˌeɪlə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæsəlz/.

Examples

an ancillary pump
an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appurtenant auxiliary accessory ancillary adjunct

Parts of Speech

noun	an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
adjective	furnishing added support “an ancillary pump”
adjective	enhancing the action of a medical treatment “the adjuvant action of certain bacteria”

Word Forms

adjuvant	adjective	enhancing the action of a medical treatment
accessory	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability
adjunct	noun	something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
appertain	verb	be a part or attribute of
appurtenance	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability
auxiliary	noun	someone who acts as assistant
adjuvant	noun	an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Adjuvans

ein Zusatzstoff, der die Wirksamkeit einer medizinischen Behandlung erhöht

🇪🇸Spanish

auxiliar

un aditivo que mejora la eficacia del tratamiento médico

🇮🇹Italian

adiuvante

un additivo che migliora l’efficacia del trattamento medico

🇳🇱Dutch

adjuvans

een additief dat de effectiviteit van medische behandelingen vergroot

🇵🇹Portuguese

adjuvante

um aditivo que aumenta a eficácia do tratamento médico

🇷🇺Russian

адъювант

добавка, повышающая эффективность лечения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायक

एक योजक जो चिकित्सा उपचार की प्रभावशीलता को बढ़ाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সহায়ক

একটি সংযোজন যা চিকিৎসার কার্যকারিতা বাড়ায়

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

மருத்துவ சிகிச்சையின் செயல்திறனை மேம்படுத்தும் ஒரு சேர்க்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

సహాయకుడు

వైద్య చికిత్స యొక్క ప్రభావాన్ని పెంచే సంకలితం

🇮🇳Marathi

सहायक

एक ऍडिटीव्ह जे वैद्यकीय उपचारांची प्रभावीता वाढवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહાયક

એક એડિટિવ જે તબીબી સારવારની અસરકારકતા વધારે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾಯಕ

ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಸಂಯೋಜಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹായകമായ

വൈദ്യചികിത്സയുടെ ഫലപ്രാപ്തി വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സങ്കലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਕ

ਇੱਕ ਐਡਿਟਿਵ ਜੋ ਡਾਕਟਰੀ ਇਲਾਜ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاون

ایک اضافی جو طبی علاج کی تاثیر کو بڑھاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

佐剂

增强医疗效果的添加剂

🇯🇵Japanese

アジュバント

治療の効果を高める添加物

🇰🇷Korean

보조제

치료의 효과를 높이는 첨가제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất bổ trợ

một chất phụ gia giúp nâng cao hiệu quả điều trị y tế

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ช่วย

สารเติมแต่งที่ช่วยเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการรักษาพยาบาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembantu

aditif yang meningkatkan efektivitas perawatan medis

🇵🇭Filipino

pantulong

isang additive na nagpapahusay sa bisa ng medikal na paggamot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مساعد

مادة مضافة تعزز فعالية العلاج الطبي

🇮🇷Persian

کمکی

افزودنی که اثربخشی درمان پزشکی را افزایش می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

yardımcı madde

tıbbi tedavinin etkinliğini artıran bir katkı maddesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדג'ובנט

תוסף המשפר את יעילות הטיפול הרפואי

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