chemotherapy
noun/ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi/
/ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi/
(also informal chemo)
[uncountable]- the treatment of disease, especially cancer, with the use of chemical substances
- a course of chemotherapy
WordfinderTopics Healthcarec2Oxford Collocations DictionaryChemotherapy is used before these nouns:- regimen
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