English Dictionary

adjuvant

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæd͡ʒ.ə.vənt/

名詞

Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.] / (medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]

日本語の意味

補助者、助手：他の人を助けたり、便宜を図ったりする人 / 医療用語で、補助薬、増強剤：治療効果を高めるために加えられる補助的な治療や薬剤

During the busy clinic, the experienced nurse acted as an adjuvant to the physician, coordinating consultations and ensuring smooth patient flow.

診療が忙しいとき、経験豊富な看護師は医師の補助者として働き、診察の調整や患者の円滑な流れを確保しました。

意味（1）

Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]

意味（2）

(medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]

意味（3）

(pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]

意味（4）

(pesticide science) An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of pesticide products, but has little or no pesticidal activity itself. [from mid 20th c.]

意味（5）

(immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]

The well-known tropic action of immune serum as an adjuvant to phagocytosis suggested early in our studies that we might here be dealing with a similar phenomenon.

adjuvants （ plural ）