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English word adjuvant comes from Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin iuvo (I delight, gratify, please. I help, aid; save.), Latin iuvare

ad (Latin)

(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.

iuvo (Latin)

I delight, gratify, please. I help, aid; save.

iuvare (Latin)

adiuto (Latin)

I help, serve, assist.

adiuvans (Latin)

adjuvant (English)

(medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment; specifically, a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]. Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.] (immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]. (medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from [...]

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