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immunotherapy

im·mu·no·ther·a·py
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo-]
    • /ˌɪm yə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, ɪˌmyu-/
    • /ˌɪ.mjuːno.ˈθe.rə.pi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo-]
    • /ˌɪm yə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, ɪˌmyu-/

Definitions of immunotherapy word

  • noun plural immunotherapy treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer. 1
  • noun immunotherapy The prevention or treatment of disease with substances that stimulate the immune response. 1
  • noun immunotherapy the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies 0
  • noun immunotherapy the treatment of disease or infection by immunization 0
  • noun immunotherapy the process of immunosuppression 0

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Origin of immunotherapy

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; immuno- + therapy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Immunotherapy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

immunotherapy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

immunotherapy usage trend in Literature

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