anticancer B2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˌænˌtaɪˈkænsɝ/ See IPA manual Freq #202302 Meanings 1 adj Used to treat or fight cancer. The patient was given an anticancer drug as part of her treatment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · used to treat or fight cancer. antitumorantineoplastic Common collocations anticancer drug Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From anti- + cancer. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anticancer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌænˌtaɪˈkænsɝ/ **Frequency rank:** 202302 ## Meanings 1. Used to treat or fight cancer. ## Examples - The patient was given an anticancer drug as part of her treatment. ## Etymology From anti- + cancer. ## AI Etymology Anticancer is from anti- plus cancer. The prefix anti- supplies the oppositional force, so the compound names something directed against, preventing, or countering the condition named by the base rather than a new unrelated object. In use as an adjective, anticancer denotes used to treat or fight cancer. Typical contexts include “The patient was given an anticancer drug as part of her treatment”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to used to treat or fight cancer, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown