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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
/ ki藧m蓹-; 藢ki藧m蓹蕣藞胃蓻r蓹p瑟 /
noun
- treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents Compare radiotherapy
chemotherapy
- 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.
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Derived Forms
- 藢肠丑别尘辞藞迟丑别谤补辫颈蝉迟, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠丑别顎卪辞路迟丑别谤顎僡路辫颈蝉迟 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of chemotherapy1
Example Sentences
In its report, the watchdog gave examples of mistakes being made with pregnancy scans and chemotherapy drugs.
"In the middle of November she had her first round of chemotherapy, then three days later she had a massive stroke on the left side of her brain," Mrs Clark continued.
He鈥檚 undergoing a second round of chemotherapy and receiving white blood cell injections to aid his immune system.
They are also sometimes given as a precaution to prevent, rather than treat, an infection - for example if someone is having an operation or receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Possible treatments include chemotherapy, radiotherapy and drugs that help to stop the cancer growing - either by blocking hormones, boosting the body's immune system or targeting what makes cancer cells grow.
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