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chemotherapy

/kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-/US // ˌki moʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌkɛm oʊ- //UK // (ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ, kiːmə-) //

化学治疗,化学疗法,化疗,化学治疗法

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Medicine/Medical.

    • : the treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue.

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  • His innovations in the use of chemotherapy proved even more revolutionary.

  • One approach might be trying to time vaccination “in between cycles of chemotherapy, if possible,” said Catherine Liu, a professor in the vaccine and infectious-disease division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

  • She has received two rounds of chemotherapy and is now going through immunotherapy while participating in the singalongs.

  • The governor also announced he would again broaden the pool of eligible residents starting Monday to include severely immunocompromised people, such as those undergoing chemotherapy.

  • Dialysis and chemotherapy patients struggled as hospitals got overburdened.

  • With chemotherapy, her doctors give her at least an 80 percent chance of survival.

  • Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.

  • Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.

  • Carol was strong-willed and energetic—she continued teaching and running marathons well into her chemotherapy.

  • Others, she says, wait until their 84th round of chemotherapy.

  • Physical conditioning, systems of exercise, experimentation in chemotherapy are still being undertaken.

  • Whether chemotherapy will ever profit from a knowledge of such chemical relationships remains to be developed.