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che⋅mo⋅ther⋅a⋅py

  [kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-]
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–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.

Origin:
1905–10; chemo- + therapy

Related forms:
che⋅mo⋅ther⋅a⋅pist, noun
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che·mo·ther·a·py   (kē'mō-thěr'ə-pē, kěm'ō-)   
n.  

  1. The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.

  2. The treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.

che'mo·ther'a·peu'tic (-pyōō'tĭk) adj., che'mo·ther'a·peu'ti·cal·ly adv., che'mo·ther'a·pist n.
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Cultural Dictionary

chemotherapy [(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.

Note: There are often side effects to chemotherapy, a common one being the temporary loss of hair.
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Word Origin & History

chemotherapy 
1907, from Ger. Chemotherapie, coined by Ger. biochemist Paul Ehrlich, from chemo- (see chemical) + therapie (see therapy).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: che·mo·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: -'ther-&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: theuse of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease or mental disorder
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chemotherapy che·mo·ther·a·py (kē'mō-thěr'ə-pē, kěm'ō-)
n.

  1. The treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.

  2. 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.

che'mo·ther'a·peu'tic (-py&oomacr;'tĭk) adj.
che'mo·ther'a·peu'ti·cal·ly adv.
che'mo·ther'a·pist n.

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