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chemotherapeutic — chemotherapeutical chemotherapeuticaladj. of or pertaining to chemotherapy; using chemotherapy; having properties beneficial for chemotherapy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chemotherapeutic — adjective Date: 1907 of, relating to, or used in chemotherapy • chemotherapeutic noun • chemotherapeutically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemotherapeutic — Relating to chemotherapy. * * * che·mo·ther·a·peu·tic .ther ə pyüt ik also che·mo·ther·a·peu·ti·cal i kəl adj of, relating to, or used in chemotherapy che·mo·ther·a·peu·ti·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv chemotherapeutic or chemotherapeutical n an agent… … Medical dictionary
chemotherapeutic index — n the ratio of the maximum tolerated dose of a chemical agent used in chemotherapy to its minimum effective dose * * * therapeutic i … Medical dictionary
chemotherapeutic — 1. adjective Of or having to do with chemotherapy. 2. noun A chemical agent used in chemotherapy … Wiktionary
chemotherapeutic — adj. of or pertaining to chemotherapy, of a chemical agent which is used in the treatment of cancer … English contemporary dictionary
chemotherapeutic — chemo·therapeutic … English syllables
chemotherapeutic — adjective of or relating to chemotherapy • Syn: ↑chemotherapeutical • Pertains to noun: ↑chemotherapy (for: ↑chemotherapeutical), ↑chemotherapy • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chemotherapeutic agents — (ke mo ther ah pu tik) Compounds used in the treatment of disease that destroy pathogens or inhibit their growth at concentrations low enough to avoid doing undesirable damage to the host … Dictionary of microbiology
chemotherapeutic agent — noun A pharmacological agent that is known to be of use in the treatment of cancer … Wiktionary