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  • Antiophidian

    Anti venoms of snake.  

  • Antioestrogen

    A substance that inhibits the biological effects of female sex hormones.      

  • Antinutrient

    Are natural or synthetic compounds that interfere with the absorption of nutrients and are commonly found in food sources and beverages.  

  • Antinociceptive

    Having an analgesic effect. Relieving pain. Reducing sensitivity to painful stimuli.  

  • Antinociception

    Reduction in pain: a reduction in pain sensitivity produced within neurons when an endorphin or similar opium-containing substance opioid combines with a receptor.  

  • Antineuralgic

    A substance that stops intense intermittent pain, usually of the head or face, caused by neuralgia. Agent that relieves or reduces nerve pain.  

  • Antineoplastic

    Said of a drug intended to inhibit or prevent the maturation and proliferation of neoplasms that may become malignant, by targeting the DNA. Inhibiting or preventing the development of neoplasms, checking the maturation and proliferation of malignant cells. Inhibiting or preventing the growth and spread of neoplasms or cancerous cells. Agent that helps prevent abnormal…

  • Antimycotic

    Suppressing the growth of fungi. A substance which destroys or inhibits the growth of molds and other fungi. An agent that inhibits the growth of fungus. Destroying fungi. Agent that destroys or limits the growth of a fungus. A drug active against fungi. Antimycotics are used to treat fungal infections; they include griseofulvin and nystatin.…

  • Antimutagenic

    An agent that inhibits mutations at the cellular level. Substance that reduces or interferes with mutagenic activity of other substances. Directed or effective against substances that tends to increase the frequency or extent of mutation. Having the ability to block or prevent mutations. A pharmaceutical or therapy that curtails a material’s propensity to generate genetic…

  • Antimitotic

    Inhibiting or preventing mitosis. Pertaining to certain substances capable of stopping cell division (mitosis). A substance that prevents or inhibits cell division (mitosis). Preventing the division of a cell by mitosis. A drug that inhibits cell division and growth, e.g. ‘procarbazine. The drugs used to treat cancer are mainly antimitotics. Interfering with or preventing cell…

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