Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
- noun The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness); -- also used especially in reference to the use of chemicals to treat cancer.
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- noun medicine Any chemical
treatment intended to betherapeutic with respect to adisease state. - noun oncology chemical treatment to
kill orhalt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
Etymologies
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Examples
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For example, "we don't use the term chemotherapy," says Dr. Xu.
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The term chemotherapy often refers to a kind of treatment for cancer in which chemicals are administered to destroy cancer cells.
chemotherapy 2002
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The word chemotherapy, in the sense we understand it today, had never been used for anticancer medicines.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The word chemotherapy, in the sense we understand it today, had never been used for anticancer medicines.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The word chemotherapy, in the sense we understand it today, had never been used for anticancer medicines.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Last, you can drop the word chemotherapy, which carries enough gravitas to chasten even the most suspicious stylist.
Saving Face Andy Robin 2005
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Last, you can drop the word chemotherapy, which carries enough gravitas to chasten even the most suspicious stylist.
Saving Face Andy Robin 2005
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I know chemotherapy is pretty nasty, but do you know of any other way to work against cancer?
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Researchers recently correlated a genetic marker to the success of certain chemotherapy drugs in breast cancer patients.
Your Health in 2020 – Patients Will Become Empowered Participants | Impact Lab 2010
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Children with retinoblastoma taking certain chemotherapy drugs may have their hearing tested (audiology test) to make sure the drugs are not causing hearing loss.
Retinoblastoma - Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma in Children 2009
qms commented on the word chemotherapy
I can’t say I’m really appalled
To find myself skinny and bald.
I hardly could care less
I’m pallid and hairless -
It puts off the day that I’m called.
May 4, 2019