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chemotherapeutic
CEFRC1
/ˌkiːmoʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
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adjective
Used to treat disease with special chemical medicines.
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adjective
Extra detailA chemical agent used in chemotherapy
Examples
The doctor discussed the potential side effects of the chemotherapeutic drugs.
Chemotherapeutic treatments are often rigorous.
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Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningOf or having to do with chemotherapy.
More examples
In contextThe chemotherapeutic agent was highly effective.
But for a vast majority of cancers, more intensive regimens of standard chemotherapeutic drugs did not necessarily mean more survival.
Several novel chemotherapeutics that target specific signaling pathways are now available as anti-cancer agents including EGFR inhibitors and rapamycin.
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Origin
adjective
From chemo- + therapeutic.