Chemotherapy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
  • n. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
  • n. chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    therapy   
    Hyponym
    chrysotherapy   
    Form
    chemotherapeutic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    hydrotherapy    immunotherapy    psychotherapy    therapy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    radiotherapy    chemo    therapy    therapies    chemoradiotherapy   
     
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