countertherapeutic

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ therapeutic.

Adjective

countertherapeutic (comparative more countertherapeutic, superlative most countertherapeutic)

1. Working against a therapy.
   • 2015 July 15, Anna M. Lilja et al., “Neural Stem Cell Transplant-Induced Effect on Neurogenesis and Cognition in Alzheimer Tg2576 Mice Is Inhibited by Concomitant Treatment with Amyloid-Lowering or Cholinergic α7 Nicotinic Receptor Drugs”, in Neural Plasticity‎^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     We conclude that transplanting hNSCs enhances endogenous neurogenesis and prevents further cognitive deterioration in Tg2576 mice, while simultaneous treatments with (+)-phenserine or JN403 result in countertherapeutic effects.