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Chemotherapy

see synonyms of chemotherapy

Noun

1. chemotherapy

the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chemotherapy

see synonyms of chemotherapy
noun
treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents
Compare radiotherapy

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Chemotherapy

see synonyms of chemotherapy
noun
the prevention or treatment of disease by the administration of drugs
: also ˌchemoˌtheraˈpeutics (ˌkioʊˌθɛrəˈpjutɪks ; kēˌōt herˌəpyo̅otˈiks; ˌkɛmoʊˌθɛrəˈpjutɪks ; kemˌōt herˌəpyo̅otˈiks)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chemotherapy

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n.
1. The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
2. The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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