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chemotherapy

noun
🔊/ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi/
🔊/ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi/
(also informal chemo)
[uncountable]
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  1. the treatment of disease, especially cancer, with the use of chemical substances（尤指对癌的）化学治疗，化学疗法，化疗
    • a course of chemotherapy一个疗程的化疗
    compare radiation, radiotherapy
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryChemotherapy is used before these nouns:
    • regimen
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