therapeutic agent

collocation in English

meaningsoftherapeuticandagent

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therapeutic
adjective
uk
/ˌθer.əˈpjuː.tɪk/us
/ˌθer.əˈpjuː.t̬ɪk/
relating to the curing of a disease or ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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Thus, galectin-9 has the potential to be used as atherapeuticagentfor treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other inflammatory diseases.
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Only by dissecting the mechanisms by which progestational agents prevent preterm birth will the mosttherapeuticagentbe revealed.
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Outcome measures other than neuropsychological tests such as biomarkers need to be employed to support the disease-modifying effect of thetherapeuticagent.
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However, the effect on these measures of anytherapeuticagentthat alters survival has not been studied; thus their relative sensitivity compared to survival is unknown.
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Let us remember that hope itself is atherapeuticagent.
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The answer is to develop a specific and effectivetherapeuticagentas rapidly as possible.
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Let us remember also that there are roughly two million people in this country dependent on regular medication by a non-specific kind oftherapeuticagent.
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In fact, it has been more thoroughly studied than any chemicaltherapeuticagentin psychiatry, excluding, possibly, insulin coma.
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The real results were obtained when we found atherapeuticagentto cure those diseases or, what was more important, to render the patient non-infective once under treatment.
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But the real hope lies in the discovery of atherapeuticagentwhich, once the patient is on it, renders that patient non-infective to other people.
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Recently it has been demonstrated that oleocanthal shows potential as atherapeuticagentin the treatment of inflammatory degenerative joint diseases.
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He tried unsuccessfully to obtain a protective andtherapeuticagentfor humans.
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It is dependent upon the exacttherapeuticagentunder discussion.
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Arsenic is a fairly ancient humantherapeuticagent, however it has only recently returned to the forefront of cancer treatment.
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These physical and chemical changes increase systemic retention of thetherapeuticagent.
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It is also used in chemical research as a drug andtherapeuticagent.
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Before clinical testing, a new class oftherapeuticagenthas to be characterized in terms of preclinical metabolism and excretion studies.
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It was eventually replaced as atherapeuticagentby sulfa drugs and then by other antibiotics.
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The compound is undergoing clinical and preclinical testing as a potentialtherapeuticagentfor cancer, infectious disease, and inflammatory disease.
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