"disease-modifying drug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disease-modifying drugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} disease-modifying drug (plural disease-modifying drugs)
  1. (pharmacology) A drug that delays, slows or reverses the progression of a disease by targeting its underlying cause. Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-disease-modifying_drug-en-noun-sTpA0s5p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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