chemotherapeutic
/ˌkimoʊˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the treatment of disease, especially cancer, using chemical substances.
- Chemotherapeutic treatments often target rapidly dividing cells in the body.
- The patient received a chemotherapeutic drug to shrink the tumor.
- Doctors are researching new chemotherapeutic agents that have fewer side effects.
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