Chemotherapeutic Meaning
/ˌkiːmoʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or having to do with chemotherapy.
nounA chemical agent used in chemotherapy
Sentence Examples
The chemotherapeutic agent was highly effective.
Chemotherapeutic treatments are often rigorous.
The doctor discussed the potential side effects of the chemotherapeutic drugs.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient received a ____ drug designed to target cancer cells directly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient is undergoing ____ treatment to fight the serious city.
Word Origin & 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But for a vast majority of cancers, more intensive regimens of standard chemotherapeutic drugs did not necessarily mean more survival."
— 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 232:
"Several novel chemotherapeutics that target specific signaling pathways are now available as anti-cancer agents including EGFR inhibitors and rapamycin."
— 2005, Michael G. Goggins, “The Molecular Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer”, in Von Hoff et al., editors, Pancreatic Cancer, →ISBN, page 260:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient received a ____ drug designed to target cancer cells directly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient is undergoing ____ treatment to fight the serious city.