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Noun: chemotherapy  ,kee-mow'the-ru-pee
  1. The use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
    "The patient underwent chemotherapy to combat the spread of cancer";
    - chemo [informal]

Derived forms: chemotherapies

Type of: therapy, treatment

Encyclopedia: Chemotherapy, cancer, regional perfusion