ALL meanings of chemotherapy
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C c - 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 drug treatment for cancer 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 (medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. 0
- noun chemotherapy (oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient. 0