chemosurgery
/ˌkimoʊˈsɜrdʒəri/
noun
- A medical treatment that uses chemicals to destroy diseased or unwanted tissue, such as skin cancers or warts.
- Chemosurgery is often used for treating certain types of skin cancer without a scalpel.
- After chemosurgery, the patient's skin healed with minimal scarring.
- The dermatologist recommended chemosurgery to remove the precancerous spots on her skin.