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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 /
chemotherapy
/ kē′mō-thĕr′ə-pē /
- 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
- ˌchemoˈtherapist, noun
Other Words From
- chemo·thera·pist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chemotherapy1
Example Sentences
His innovations in the use of chemotherapy proved even more revolutionary.
One approach might be trying to time vaccination “in between cycles of chemotherapy, if possible,” said Catherine Liu, a professor in the vaccine and infectious-disease division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
She has received two rounds of chemotherapy and is now going through immunotherapy while participating in the singalongs.
The governor also announced he would again broaden the pool of eligible residents starting Monday to include severely immunocompromised people, such as those undergoing chemotherapy.
Dialysis and chemotherapy patients struggled as hospitals got overburdened.
With chemotherapy, her doctors give her at least an 80 percent chance of survival.
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.
Carol was strong-willed and energetic—she continued teaching and running marathons well into her chemotherapy.
Others, she says, wait until their 84th round of chemotherapy.
Physical conditioning, systems of exercise, experimentation in chemotherapy are still being undertaken.
Whether chemotherapy will ever profit from a knowledge of such chemical relationships remains to be developed.
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