chemotherapy
Kelime Anlamı :

1. kemoterapi.
2. kimya tedavisi.
3. kimyasal sağaltım.
4. kimyasal maddelerle tedavi.
5. kanser tedavisi.
6. kimya ile tedavi.
7. i., tıb. kemoterapi.
8. Şimyoterapi: Vücutta bulunan bakterileri organizmaya zarar vermeden kimyasal maddelerle öldürme veya üremesine mani olma ve bu yolla hastalığı tedavi etme.
Tanımlar :
1. the treatment of cancer using specific chemical agents or drugs that are selectively destructive to malignant cells and tissues.
2. the treatment of disease using chemical agents or drugs that are selectively toxic to the causative agent of the disease, such as a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
2. chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness); -- also used especially in reference to the use of chemicals to treat cancer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.