Immunotherapy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response.
  2. 2
    therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system wordnet
  3. 3
    The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response.; The treatment of cancer by improving the ability of the host to reject a tumour immunologically: cancer immunotherapy.

Synonyms

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immunityimmunization

Example

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"The drug, called AT04A, is a form of immunotherapy that targets an enzyme, called PCSK9, that contributes to the formation of harmful plaque in coronary arteries."

Etymology

From immuno- + therapy.

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immune response

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