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gene therapy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 基因治療 /基因治疗 (jīyīn zhìliáo) — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Dutch: gentherapie — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Finnish: geeniterapia — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • French: thérapie génique — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • German: Gentherapie — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Greek: γονιδιοθεραπεία (gonidiotherapeía) — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Persian: ژندرمانی (žen-darmâni) — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Polish: terapia genowa — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Russian: генотерапи́я (genotεrapíja) — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
  • Spanish: terapia génica — therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells