anti-tumoural
adjective UK (also antitumoural); (US anti-tumoral) uk/ˌæn.tiˈtʃuː.mər.əl/ us/ˌæn.taɪˈtuː.mɚ.əl/
抗肿瘤的
used to treat or working against a tumour (= a mass of diseased cells in the body)
The molecules stimulate anti-tumoural activity within the body.
Certain types of snake venom have antitumoural properties. 某些类型的蛇毒具有抗肿瘤特性。
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- In lymphomas, corticosteroids may exert an antitumoural activity.
- Studies have shown that the bacterium shows a direct antitumoural activity on cancer cells.
- This study investigates the antitumoural effects of mango leaf extracts.
- These were shown to be anti-tumoural in stomach, colorectal and melanoma tumours.
See also: anti-tumour