chemotherapy
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chemotherapy
- /ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/
noun chemotherapies
- Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
- chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
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Closest in meaning: neoadjuvant, pharmacotherapy, chemotherapeutic, chemo, chemical, chemotherapeutics, antineoplastics, oncotherapy, quimiotherapy, chemodrug, chemotherapeutant, chemoagent, chemoregimen, chemoradiotherapy, chemoprotection, chemoresistance
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noun therapeutic chemical treatment
| Español | quimioterapia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 化学療法 kagaku ryōhō |
| 中文 | 化療 /化疗 huàliáo, 化學療法 /化学疗法 huàxué liáofǎ |
| Português | quimioterapia |
| Français | chimiothérapie |
| Deutsch | Chemotherapie |
| Italiano | chemioterapia |
| Ελληνικά | χημειοθεραπεία chimeiotherapeía |
| Русский | химиотерапи́я ximioterapíja |
| العربية | عِلَاج كِيمِيَائِيّ ʕilāj kīmiyāʔiyy |
noun chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer
| Español | quimioterapia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 化學療法 /化学疗法 huàxué liáofǎ, 化療 /化疗 huàliáo |
| Kiswahili | kemotherapi, tibakemikali |
| Português | quimioterapia |
| Français | chimiothérapie |
| Deutsch | Chemotherapie |
| Italiano | chemioterapia |
| Русский | химиотерапи́я ximioterapíja |
| Tiếng Việt | hoá trị |
Talk about this word "chemotherapy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chemotherapy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chemotherapy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chemotherapy "chemotherapy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chemotherapy.Cite this
@misc{chemotherapy_2026,
title = {chemotherapy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chemotherapy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
