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chemotherapy
[ kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh- ]
noun
- the treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue.
chemotherapy
/ kiːmə-; ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ /
noun
- treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents Compare radiotherapy
chemotherapy
/ ŧō-ٳĕ′ə-ŧ /
- The treatment of disease, especially cancer, using drugs that are destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
- The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a microorganism.
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٳ辱, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- m·ٳa·辱 noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chemotherapy1
Example Sentences
Fatima, who is from Sudan, found out she had lung cancer in January and had surgery in March to remove a tumour and is due to start a long course of chemotherapy treatment.
Dave Coulier was doing OK with his chemotherapy for Stage 3 cancer, it seems — until he got knocked out by a common cold.
The princess announced in January she was in remission after completing a course of preventative chemotherapy after her cancer diagnosis.
She forgoes chemotherapy, emails her resignation letter and hits the road.
He then had surgery "pretty quickly," followed by chemotherapy.
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