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adjuvant

mastery

/ˈæd͡ʒʊv(ə)nt/nounadj

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What does 'adjuvant' mean in this sentence?

Adjuvant chemotherapy, Paul Carbone conjectured, could be the surgeon's little helper. It would eradicate microscopic deposits of cancer left behind after surgery, thus extirpating any remnant reservoirs of malignancy in the body in early breast cancer.