chemotherapy
Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease stateAny chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
» Many cancer patients lose their hair because of chemotherapy.
Viele Krebspatienten verlieren durch die Chemotherapie ihre Haare.
Многие больные раком теряют волосы от химиотерапии.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
Chemotherapie
химиотерапи́яximioterapíja
хімієтерапі́яximijeterapíja
the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
(countable, uncountable)Chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
Chemotherapie
химиотерапи́яximioterapíja
хімієтерапі́яximijeterapíja
Examples
17 sentencesMany cancer patients lose their hair because of chemotherapy.
ruМногие больные раком теряют волосы от химиотерапии.
deViele Krebspatienten verlieren durch die Chemotherapie ihre Haare.
What are some of the side effects of chemotherapy?
deWelche Nebeneffekte hat eine Chemotherapie?
Tom lost his hair because of the chemotherapy.
ruТом лишился волос из-за химиотерапии.
Tom has been through chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
He has cancer and he goes to chemotherapy.
Translations
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Forms
plural: chemotherapies| Singular | chemotherapy |
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Word family
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