| Title | Chemotherapy |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 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:mEu5WerEpi; NAmE -mou- / (also informal chemo) noun[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- +\ nounEtymology: 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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