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Chemotherapy
1. In the original sense, a chemical that binds to and specifically kills microbes or tumour cells. The term chemotherapy was coined in this regard by Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915). 2. In oncology, drug therapy for cancer. Also called "chemo" for short.
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