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immunotherapy

[ im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo- ]

noun

, plural im·mu·no·ther·a·pies.
  1. treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.

immunotherapy

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ; ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

noun

  1. med the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies

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Derived Forms

  • immunotherapeutic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • im·mu·no·ther·a·peu·tic [im-y, uh, -noh-ther-, uh, -, pyoo, -tik, ih-myoo-], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of immunotherapy1

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + therapy

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