chemotherapy noun - definition in Learners Dictionary

chemotherapy

/ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi/ noun [U] (also chemo)

› the treatment of a disease using chemicals:

Chemotherapy is often used to treat cancer.

(Definition of chemotherapy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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