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- [kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-]
- /ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ-/
- /ˌkiː.məʊˈθer.ə.pi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-]
- /ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ-/
Definitions of chemotherapy word
- uncountable noun chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer. 3
- noun chemotherapy treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents 3
- noun chemotherapy the prevention or treatment of disease by the administration of drugs 3
- noun chemotherapy 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. 1
- noun chemotherapy The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances, especially the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs. 1
- noun chemotherapy drug treatment for cancer 1
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Origin of chemotherapy
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; chemo- + therapy
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Parts of speech for Chemotherapy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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chemotherapy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chemotherapy
noun chemotherapy
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- cancer — Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign.
- radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
- vandal — (initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- firebrand — a piece of burning wood or other material.
Antonyms for chemotherapy
noun chemotherapy
- author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
- creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
- restorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
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