chemotherapeutic
English
Etymology
chemo- + therapeutic
Adjective
chemotherapeutic (not comparable)
- (medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
Derived terms
- chemotherapeutically
- chemotherapeutic agent
Translations
of or having to do with chemotherapy
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Noun
chemotherapeutic (plural chemotherapeutics)
- (medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
- 2005, Michael G. Goggins, “The Molecular Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer”, in Von Hoff et al., editors, Pancreatic Cancer, →ISBN, page 260:
- Several novel chemotherapeutics that target specific signaling pathways are now available as anti-cancer agents including EGFR inhibitors and rapamycin.
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Translations
chemical agent
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Coordinate terms
- pharmacotherapeutic