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adj
Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences
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adjective
of or relating to chemotherapy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chemotherapeutical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ 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- English therapeutic English chemotherapeutic From chemo- + therapeutic.
Across languages
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