chemotherapy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/
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Etymology
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.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús 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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
- (countable, qualifier:most common usage, uncountable) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chemotherapies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
electrochemotherapy · photochemotherapy · chronochemotherapy · postchemotherapy · monochemotherapy · chemotherapeutic · biochemotherapy · immunochemotherapy · polychemotherapy · nonchemotherapy · prechemotherapy · radiochemotherapy
Translations (56)
sw kemotherapi (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · cmn 化學療法 /化学疗法 (therapeutic chemical treatment) · fa شیمیدرمانی (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · tr kemoterapi (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · hy քիմիաթերապիա (therapeutic chemical treatment) · nl chemotherapie (therapeutic chemical treatment) · nl chemokuur (therapeutic chemical treatment) · es quimioterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · tr kimyasal tedavi (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · gl quimioterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · pl chemioterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · pl chemioterapia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · nl chemo (therapeutic chemical treatment) · gl quimioterapia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · sw tibakemikali (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · fi kemoterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · sv kemoterapi (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · it chemioterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · ja 化学療法 (therapeutic chemical treatment) · cmn 化學療法 /化学疗法 (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · it chemioterapia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · ar عِلَاج كِيمِيَائِيّ (therapeutic chemical treatment) · uk хімієтерапі́я (therapeutic chemical treatment) · ru химиотерапи́я (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · sv cellgiftsbehandling (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · ru химиотерапи́я (therapeutic chemical treatment) · fr chimiothérapie (therapeutic chemical treatment) · eo kemiterapio (therapeutic chemical treatment) · pt quimioterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · de Chemotherapie (therapeutic chemical treatment) · cmn 化療 /化疗 (therapeutic chemical treatment) · ca quimioteràpia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · tr kimyasal tedavi (therapeutic chemical treatment) · uk хімієтерапі́я (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · es quimioterapia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · eo kemiterapio (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · cmn 化療 /化疗 (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · vi hoá trị (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · mk хемотерапија (therapeutic chemical treatment) · de Chemotherapie (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · el χημειοθεραπεία (therapeutic chemical treatment) · kk химиялық емдеу (therapeutic chemical treatment) · sk chemoterapia (therapeutic chemical treatment) · cs chemoterapie (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · az kimyaterapiya (therapeutic chemical treatment) · id kemoterapi (therapeutic chemical treatment) · hu kemoterápia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · fr chimiothérapie (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · tr ilaç tedavisi (therapeutic chemical treatment) · nl chemokuur (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · id kemoterapi (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · pt quimioterapia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · tr kemoterapi (therapeutic chemical treatment) · nl chemotherapie (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · fi kemoterapia (chemical treatment to kill or halt cancer) · ca quimioteràpia (therapeutic chemical treatment)