chemotherapy
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- //ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi//
Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
Substantiv
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Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
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chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
Herkunft
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) ▲ Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English chemotherapy From chemo- + therapy.
Formen
- Plural
- chemotherapies
chemotherapy · Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
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