immunotherapy

[ im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo- ]

noun,plural im·mu·no·ther·a·pies.
  1. treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.

Origin of immunotherapy

1
First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + therapy

Other words from immunotherapy

  • im·mu·no·ther·a·peu·tic [im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pyoo-tik, ih-myoo-], /ˌɪm yə noʊˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk, ɪˌmyu-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for immunotherapy

immunotherapy

/ (ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /


noun
  1. med the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies

Derived forms of immunotherapy

  • immunotherapeutic (ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjective

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