Chemotherapeutic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chemotherapeutic is an adjective meaning (medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
Meaning
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
More Meanings
- (medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
Example Sentences
But for a vast majority of cancers, more intensive regimens of standard chemotherapeutic drugs did not necessarily mean more survival.
Several novel chemotherapeutics that target specific signaling pathways are now available as anti-cancer agents including EGFR inhibitors and rapamycin.
Word Forms
- chemotherapeutics
Synonyms for chemotherapeutic
Depending on context, synonyms include chemotherapeutical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chemotherapeutical, chemo, chemotherapy, chemotherapic, chemicotherapeutic, photochemotherapeutic.
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