| 单词 | chemotherapy |
| 释义 | chemotherapy[ kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh- ] / ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chemotherapy ON THESAURUS.COM noun Medicine/Medical.the treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue. Compare pharmacotherapy. Origin of chemotherapyFirst recorded in 1905–10; chemo- + therapy OTHER WORDS FROM chemotherapyche·mo·ther·a·pist, nounWords nearby chemotherapychemosynthetic bacteria, chemotactic, chemotaxis, chemotaxonomy, chemotherapeutics, chemotherapy, chemotroph, chemotropism, chempaduk, Chemulpo, chemurgy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chemotherapyBritish Dictionary definitions for chemotherapychemotherapy / (ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ, kiːmə-) / nountreatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agentsCompare radiotherapy Derived forms of chemotherapychemotherapist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for chemotherapychemotherapy [ (kee-moh-ther-uh-pee) ] The treatment of disease with chemicals. The term chemotherapy often refers to a kind of treatment for cancer in which chemicals are administered to destroy cancer cells. notes for chemotherapyThere are often side effects to chemotherapy, a common one being the temporary loss of hair. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for chemotherapychemotherapy [ kē′mō-thĕr′ə-pē ] n.The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues. The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus or other microorganism. Other words from chemotherapyche′mo•ther′a•peu′tic (-pyōō′tĭk) adj.che′mo•ther′a•pist n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for chemotherapychemotherapy [ kē′mō-thĕr′ə-pē ] The treatment of disease, especially cancer, using drugs that are destructive to malignant cells and tissues. The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a microorganism. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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