Chemotherapy
Also called Chemo
OncologyGeneral MedicineEssential
Use of cytotoxic drugs to kill or suppress cancer cell growth, administered orally or intravenously and commonly causing systemic side effects.
Korean
항암화학요법(항암치료)
세포독성 화학물질을 이용하여 암세포를 사멸하거나 성장을 억제하는 치료; 전신 또는 국소적으로 투여.
French
Chimiothérapie
Médicaments cytotoxiques détruisant ou freinant la croissance des cellules cancéreuses ; administrés par voie orale ou intraveineuse, avec des effets indésirables systémiques fréquents.
Word parts
chem/oRoot(Greek) Chemical, drug-therapySuffix(Greek) Treatment