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Chemotherapy

//ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) wordnet
  3. 3
    chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From chemo- + therapy.

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