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immunotherapy
[ im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo- ]
noun
- 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
- med the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies
Derived Forms
- immunotherapeutic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··Դ·ٳ···پ [im-y, uh, -noh-ther-, uh, -, pyoo, -tik, ih-myoo-], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of immunotherapy1
Example Sentences
The method - called oral immunotherapy - is already proven to work for allergies to pollen, wasp and bee stings.
And working on her will is in line with what Teddi Mellencamp, who is getting radiation and immunotherapy, told Us Weekly earlier this month.
With donations, Louise travelled abroad for immunotherapy in Germany but ultimately it did not stop the fatal spread of the cancer.
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.
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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