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chemotherapy

[ kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh- ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. 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 /

noun

  1. treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents Compare radiotherapy
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chemotherapy

/ kē′mō-thĕrə-pē /

  1. The treatment of disease, especially cancer, using drugs that are destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
  2. The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a microorganism.

chemotherapy

  1. The treatment of disease with chemicals. The term chemotherapy often refers to a kind of treatment for cancer in which chemicals are administered to destroy cancer cells .
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Notes

There are often side effects to chemotherapy, a common one being the temporary loss of hair.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌchemoˈtherapist, noun
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Other Words From

  • chemo·thera·pist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chemotherapy1

First recorded in 1905–10; chemo- + therapy
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Example Sentences

The King's appearance at the service was his first in two years, while Catherine was absent last year as she was undergoing chemotherapy, which she has since completed.

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Then he explained that we could try to save his eye with a highly advanced procedure called intra-arterial chemotherapy, or IAC.

Soap actress Ali Bastian has said she is "free from cancer" following a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.

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I got done with a course of chemotherapy a few months ago — that was brutal.

Without the drug, patients lose weight and strength, which means their ability to cope with treatment such as chemotherapy is reduced.

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