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ADJUNCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("adjunct" is a kind of...):
construction; expression; grammatical construction (a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjunct"):
parenthetical; parenthetical expression (an expression in parentheses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("adjunct" is a kind of...):
inessential; nonessential (anything that is not essential)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adjunct"):
accompaniment; complement (something added to complete or embellish or make perfect)
Derivation:
adjunct (furnishing added support)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adjunct" is a kind of...):
associate (a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor)
Derivation:
adjunct (of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Synonyms:
adjunct; assistant
Classified under:
Similar:
low-level; subordinate (lower in rank or importance)
Derivation:
adjunct (a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Furnishing added support
Example:
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
Synonyms:
accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; ancillary; appurtenant; auxiliary
Classified under:
Similar:
supportive (furnishing support or assistance)
Derivation:
adjunct (something added to another thing but not an essential part of it)
Context examples:
A synthetic propanediol dicarbamate derivative and an adjunct in the treatment of painful muscle spasms, Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that relieves stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by muscle injuries.
(Carisoprodol, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called adjunct therapy.
(Adjunctive therapy, NCI Dictionary)
When administered in conjunction with dopaminergic agents such as L-DOPA, entacapone prevents the metabolism and inactivation of adjunct drugs, thereby increasing the bioavailability of these compounds by facilitating their passage across the blood-brain barrier.
(Entacapone, NCI Thesaurus)
Asthma is an immune-mediated disease, said Sonali Bose, M.D., lead author of the study and assistant professor of medicine, pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins.
(Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children, National Institutes of Health)
