immunotherapy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- 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) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English immunotherapy From immuno- + therapy.
Meanings
- The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response.
- The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response. ▸ The treatment of cancer by improving the ability of the host to reject a tumour immunologically: cancer immunotherapy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| immunotherapies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
oncoimmunotherapy · radioimmunotherapy · chemoimmunotherapy · immunotherapeutically · immunotherapeutic
Hypernyms
Relateds
immunomodulation · immunomodulatory
Translations (23)
hu immunterápia (treatment of cancer) · fr immunothérapie (treatment of disease) · cmn 癌症免疫療法 /癌症免疫疗法 (treatment of cancer) · it immunoterapia (treatment of cancer) · ja 免疫治療 (treatment of disease) · fi siedätyshoito (treatment of disease) · cs imunoterapie (treatment of disease) · fi siedätys (treatment of disease) · fa ایمنیدرمانی (treatment of disease) · pl immunoterapia (treatment of disease) · el ανοσοθεραπεία (treatment of disease) · el ανοσοθεραπεία (treatment of cancer) · ja 免疫治療 (treatment of cancer) · pl immunoterapia (treatment of cancer) · cmn 癌症免疫治療 /癌症免疫治疗 (treatment of cancer) · ja 癌免疫治療 (treatment of cancer) · it immunoterapia (treatment of disease) · fr immunothérapie (treatment of cancer) · fa ایمنیدرمانی (treatment of cancer) · fi immunoterapia (treatment of disease) · fi immunoterapia (treatment of cancer) · cmn 免疫療法 /免疫疗法 (treatment of disease) · cmn 免疫治療 /免疫治疗 (treatment of disease)