Definition of CHEMOTHERAPY

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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