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n. use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease | ||||
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Chemotherapy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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chemotherapy
Noun
1. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
(hypernym) therapy
(hyponym) chrysotherapy
Noun
1. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
(hypernym) therapy
(hyponym) chrysotherapy
Chemotherapy Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
chemotherapy
[kee-moh-THAYR-uh-pee]
Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.
[kee-moh-THAYR-uh-pee]
Treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Chemotherapy
Treatment with anticancer drugs.
Treatment with anticancer drugs.
| Aids Glossary |
chemotherapy
the chemical treatment of disease, especially cancer.
the chemical treatment of disease, especially cancer.
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Chemotherapy
Treatment with anticancer drugs, treatment of infections or cancer with drugs that act on disease producing organisms or cancerous tissue; may also affect normal cells. Drug treatment of a diseased individual
Treatment with anticancer drugs, treatment of infections or cancer with drugs that act on disease producing organisms or cancerous tissue; may also affect normal cells. Drug treatment of a diseased individual
| Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms |
CHEMOTHERAPY
The treatment, mostly of cancer, using a series of cytotoxic<!-- (see) --> drugs that attack cancerous cells. This treatment commonly has adverse side effects that may include the temporary loss of the body's natural immunity to infections, loss of hair, digestive upset, and a general feeling of illness. Although unpleasant, the adverse effects of treatment are tolerated considering the life-threatening nature of the cancers.
The treatment, mostly of cancer, using a series of cytotoxic<!-- (see) --> drugs that attack cancerous cells. This treatment commonly has adverse side effects that may include the temporary loss of the body's natural immunity to infections, loss of hair, digestive upset, and a general feeling of illness. Although unpleasant, the adverse effects of treatment are tolerated considering the life-threatening nature of the cancers.
| CDC Tuberculosis Glossary |
Chemotherapy
Treatment of an infection or disease by means of oral or injectable drugs.
Treatment of an infection or disease by means of oral or injectable drugs.
| The Glossary of the American Council on Science and Health |
chemotherapy
1. The treatment of a disease, especially cancer, with chemicals (particularly pharmaceuticals) that are destructive primarily to, or that inactivate, the disease’s causal agent (e.g., cancerous cells or a virus). 2. The use of chemicals to treat diseases or mental illness.
1. The treatment of a disease, especially cancer, with chemicals (particularly pharmaceuticals) that are destructive primarily to, or that inactivate, the disease’s causal agent (e.g., cancerous cells or a virus). 2. The use of chemicals to treat diseases or mental illness.
| Terms and Definitions |
Chemotherapy (kee-mo-THER-a-pee)
Treatment with anticancer drugs.
Treatment with anticancer drugs.
| Terms and symbols used in pharmacology |
Chemotherapy
Drug treatment of parasitic or neoplastic disease in which the drug has a selective effect on the invading cells or organisms.
Drug treatment of parasitic or neoplastic disease in which the drug has a selective effect on the invading cells or organisms.
| The TCRC Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Other Related Conditons |
Chemotherapy
Treatment with anticancer drugs. These may be used singly or in combination to kill or prevent the growth and division of cells. Although aimed at the cancer cells, chemotherapy will also unavoidably affect rapidly dividing normal cells such as in the hair (hair loss), and gut (nausea), blood & bone marrow (anemia or neutropenia), and sperm (infertility) which are usually temporary and reversible.
Treatment with anticancer drugs. These may be used singly or in combination to kill or prevent the growth and division of cells. Although aimed at the cancer cells, chemotherapy will also unavoidably affect rapidly dividing normal cells such as in the hair (hair loss), and gut (nausea), blood & bone marrow (anemia or neutropenia), and sperm (infertility) which are usually temporary and reversible.
Chemotherapy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day use, it refers to cytotoxic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a standardized treatment regimen.
In its non-oncological use, the term may also refer to antibiotics (antibacterial chemotherapy). In that sense, the first modern chemotherapeutic agent was Paul Ehrlich's arsphenamine, an arsenic compound discovered in 1909 and used to treat syphilis. This was later followed by sulfonamides discovered by Domagk and penicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming.
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