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Noun Chemotherapy Chemical Treatment From  Chem  International Scientific

Title Chemotherapy
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
che·mo·ther·a·py
 \\-ˈther-ə-pē\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  International Scientific Vocabulary
 DATE  1910
: the use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease (as cancer) or mental illness
• che·mo·ther·a·pist  \\-pist\\ noun
English Etymology
chemotherapy
  1907, from Ger. Chemotherapie, coined by Ger. biochemist Paul Ehrlich, from chemo- + therapie (see therapy).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
chemotherapy
chemo·ther·apy 7ki:mEu5WerEpiNAmE -mou- / (also informal chemonoun[U]
   the treatment of disease, especially cancer, with the use of chemical substances
   (尤指对癌的)化学治疗,化学疗法,化疗
 compare 
radiation
 (3), 
radiotherapy
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
chemo·therapy
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at 
chemo-
+\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chem- + -therapy; originally formed as German chemotherapie; chemotherapeutics, from chem- + therapeutics; chemotherapeusis, New Latin, from chem- + therapeusis
: the prevention or treatment of especially infectious disease in man, animals, or plants by the use of chemical agents

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