Definitions for "Adjunctive"
Keywords:  ungk, vns, therapy, tiv, levodopa
(AJ ungk tiv): Connected in a subordinate (less important) capacity. In medicine, used to describe treatments or preparations that support the main therapy. For example, in an acne treatment regimen that includes benzoyl peroxide gel, an oral antibiotic, and a benzoyl peroxide wash, the benzoyl peroxide wash would be described as an adjunct to therapy, or adjunctive therapy.
Additional, add-on. Used to describe a treatment used at the same time as other treatments. VNS Therapy is adjunctive therapy—it is added on to other antidepressant treatments.
supplemental or secondary (but not essential) to the primary agent. Sometimes used to describe medications used to enhance levodopa therapy
Keywords:  joined, quality, forming, one
Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.
One who, or that which, is joined.