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chemosurgery

American  
[kee-moh-sur-juh-ree, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊˈsɜr dʒə ri, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

Surgery.
  1. the use of chemical substances to destroy diseased or unwanted tissue.


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Etymology

Origin of chemosurgery

First recorded in 1940–45; chemo- + surgery


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The Millemans, who had come from Kechi, Kan., wanted to try one round of chemosurgery before giving up on Logan's eye.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2011

Better to proceed with chemosurgery and hope the blood went away naturally over three to five months.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2011

Five years ago, Abramson's team pioneered the ultra-selective approach, which he dubbed "chemosurgery."

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2011

Shields and her equally eminent husband, Jerry A. Shields — also an eye-cancer specialist at Wills and Jefferson — have urged that chemosurgery be studied "slowly and meticulously."

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2011

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