biological therapy
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biological therapy — n. BIOTHERAPY … English World dictionary
Biological therapy — Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body s natural abilities that constitute the immune system to fight… … Medical dictionary
biological therapy — Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Also used to lessen certain side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments. Agents used in biological therapy include… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease — Biological therapy refers to the use of medication that is tailored to specifically target an immune or genetic mediator of disease. cite journal | author = Staren E, Essner R, Economou J | title = Overview of biological response modifiers. |… … Wikipedia
biological therapy — n. (Medicine) treatment using substances for stimulating the body s immune system to fight infections and cancer or other diseases … English contemporary dictionary
International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer — About iSBTc = The International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc) [http://www.isbtc.org/about/] is a 501 (c)(3) non profit society of medical professionals. With several scientific programs with a focus on clinical and… … Wikipedia
Therapy, biological — Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body s natural abilities that constitute the immune system to fight… … Medical dictionary
biological response modifier therapy — BRM therapy. Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Also used to lessen certain side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments. Agents used in biological response … English dictionary of cancer terms
Biological response modifiers (BRMs) — Substances that stimulate the body s response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small amounts of these substances. Scientists can produce some of them in the laboratory in large amounts for use in treating cancer, rheumatoid… … Medical dictionary
Biological psychiatry — Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its approach and draws on sciences such as… … Wikipedia
