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immunotherapy

[ im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo- ]

noun

plural immunotherapies.
  1. treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.


immunotherapy

/ ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ; ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

noun

  1. med the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • immunotherapeutic, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··Դ·ٳ···پ [im-y, uh, -noh-ther-, uh, -, pyoo, -tik, ih-myoo-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of immunotherapy1

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + therapy
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Example Sentences

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The method - called oral immunotherapy - is already proven to work for allergies to pollen, wasp and bee stings.

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And working on her will is in line with what Teddi Mellencamp, who is getting radiation and immunotherapy, told Us Weekly earlier this month.

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With donations, Louise travelled abroad for immunotherapy in Germany but ultimately it did not stop the fatal spread of the cancer.

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Smith has received immunotherapy treatment for a rare form of lung cancer called pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, which he said had helped shrink his tumours significantly.

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He is due to undergo a year of immunotherapy, a treatment that boosts the body's own immune system to fight the disease.

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