chemosurgery

[kee-moh-sur-juh-ree, kem-oh-]

noun Surgery.

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

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Origin of chemosurgery

First recorded in 1940–45; chemo- + surgery

Related formsche·mo·sur·gi·cal, adjective

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chemosurgery in Medicine

chemosurgery

(kē′mō-sûr′jə-rē)

n.

Selective destruction of tissue by use of chemicals.

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