English Explanatory Dictionary

chemotherapy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
  2. chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.

Pronunciation

/ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chemotherapy.wav

Word forms

chemotherapy chemotherapies

Etymology

From chemo- + therapy.

Derived words

biochemotherapy chemotherapeutic chronochemotherapy electrochemotherapy immunochemotherapy monochemotherapy nonchemotherapy photochemotherapy polychemotherapy postchemotherapy prechemotherapy radiochemotherapy
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