Chemotherapy

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  • noun. The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
  • noun. The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
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  • noun. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness); -- also used especially in reference to the use of chemicals to treat cancer.
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  • noun. Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
  • noun. chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
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  • noun. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
    • Word Usage
    "For example, "we don't use the term chemotherapy," says Dr. Xu."
    Form
    chemotherapeutic  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    therapy  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    chrysotherapy  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    hydrotherapy  immunotherapy  psychotherapy  therapy  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antibiotic  autoimmunity  chemo  chemoradiotherapy  immunology  
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