Chemotherapeutic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chemical agent used in chemotherapy

    "Several novel chemotherapeutics that target specific signaling pathways are now available as anti-cancer agents including EGFR inhibitors and rapamycin."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or having to do with chemotherapy. not-comparable

    "But for a vast majority of cancers, more intensive regimens of standard chemotherapeutic drugs did not necessarily mean more survival."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to chemotherapy wordnet

Synonyms

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chemotherapeuticalpharmacotherapeutic

Example

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"But for a vast majority of cancers, more intensive regimens of standard chemotherapeutic drugs did not necessarily mean more survival."

Etymology

From chemo- + therapeutic.

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chemotherapeutic agent

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