Sunday, May 23, 2010

ADJUVANT

adjuvant:

adjective:

- serving to help or assist; auxiliary
- assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease

noun:

- a person or thing that aids or helps
- anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease, esp. a substance added to a prescription to aid the effect of the main ingredient
- in immunology, a substance admixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more marked immune response