chemotherapy
Meanings
Plural: chemotherapies
Noun
- the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
- Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
- chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
Origin / Etymology
From chemo- + therapy.
Scrabble Score: 27
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Words With Friends Score: 27
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