chemotherapy
gb/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi/ us/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi/
C1
ఆంగ్లం
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
technical
C1
process
1
cancer treatment with drugs
drug treatment for cancer
వాడుక నమూనా:
chemotherapy for [cancer/condition]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse chemotherapy (drug treatment) with radiotherapy (treatment using radiation).
పర్యాయపదాలు
chemo (Informal shortened form, common in conversation.)
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anticancer drug therapy (More explicit and formal; used in medical contexts.)
పదకలయికలు
have chemotherapy
|get chemotherapy
|receive chemotherapy
|undergo chemotherapy
|start chemotherapy
|finish chemotherapy
|chemotherapy treatment
|chemotherapy drugs
|chemotherapy side effects
|chemotherapy patient
విషయాలు
health
|medicine
|cancer
|hospital
ఉదాహరణలు
- After the surgery, she began chemotherapy to reduce the risk of the cancer returning.
- The doctor explained the likely side effects of chemotherapy, including nausea and fatigue.
- He took time off work while he was having chemotherapy.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My aunt is having chemotherapy.
- Chemotherapy can make you feel very tired.
నామవాచకం
technical
C1
event
2
a period of chemo treatment
a planned set of chemo treatments
వాడుక నమూనా:
a course of chemotherapy; [number] cycles of chemotherapy
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Chemotherapy is usually uncountable; for a set of treatments, use expressions like 'a course of chemotherapy' or 'cycles of chemotherapy' rather than 'a chemotherapy'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
chemo course (Informal, often used by patients and families.)
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chemotherapy regimen (More medical; emphasizes the planned combination and timing.)
పదకలయికలు
a course of chemotherapy
|a round of chemotherapy
|chemotherapy cycles
|six cycles of chemotherapy
|chemotherapy schedule
|chemotherapy regimen
|complete chemotherapy
|continue chemotherapy
విషయాలు
health
|medicine
|cancer
ఉదాహరణలు
- She completed a six-month course of chemotherapy.
- The scan was done halfway through his chemotherapy to check whether the treatment was working.
- They adjusted the chemotherapy schedule because of low white blood cell counts.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He has two more cycles of chemotherapy.
- She finished her course of chemotherapy last week.
నామవాచకం
technical
C2
process
3
drug treatment for disease
treatment using drugs (general sense)
వాడుక నమూనా:
chemotherapy for [disease/infection]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
In everyday English, 'chemotherapy' almost always refers to cancer treatment, not general drug treatment.
పర్యాయపదాలు
drug therapy (Broader and much more common; not specific to chemotherapy.)
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pharmacotherapy (More technical term for treatment with medicines.)
పదకలయికలు
systemic chemotherapy
|local chemotherapy
|chemotherapy agent
|chemotherapy with [drug name]
విషయాలు
health
|medicine
|science
ఉదాహరణలు
- In older medical writing, the term chemotherapy could refer to drug treatment for infectious diseases.
- The paper compared chemotherapy with other drug-based approaches in experimental models.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
chemotherapy
IPA
GB/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi/
US/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
chemo - ther - apy (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 3rd syllable (apy)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: chemotherapy
- Plural: chemotherapies, chemotherapy
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
chemotherapies
noun
Core family
chemo
noun
chemotherapeutic
adjective
Related words
పదప్రయోగాలు
chemotherapy drugs
1/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi dɹˈʌɡz/
fixed phrase
technical
medicines used in chemo
medicines used for chemotherapy
ఉదాహరణలు
- Some chemotherapy drugs can affect fertility.
- The nurse explained how the chemotherapy drugs would be given.
chemotherapy regimen
1/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi ɹˈɛd͡ʒɪmɪn/
fixed phrase
technical
planned chemo drug schedule
a plan for chemo treatment
ఉదాహరణలు
- The oncologist recommended a different chemotherapy regimen because of the side effects.
- Her chemotherapy regimen includes two drugs given in alternating cycles.
chemotherapy session
1/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi sˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
one visit for chemo
one appointment for chemotherapy
ఉదాహరణలు
- Her chemotherapy session lasted about three hours.
- He felt sick after each chemotherapy session.
chemotherapy side effects
1/kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi sˈaɪd ɪfˈɛkts/
fixed phrase
unwanted effects of chemo
bad effects caused by chemotherapy
ఉదాహరణలు
- They gave her medication to help with chemotherapy side effects.
- Fatigue is one of the most common chemotherapy side effects.
receive chemotherapy
1/ɹɪsˈiv kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi/
fixed phrase
be given chemo treatment
to get chemotherapy
ఉదాహరణలు
- He receives chemotherapy every two weeks at the cancer center.
- Patients may receive chemotherapy through an IV line.
- She received chemotherapy before surgery.
undergo chemotherapy
1/ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ kˌimoʊθˈɛɹəpi/
fixed phrase
formal
have chemo as treatment
to have chemotherapy
ఉదాహరణలు
- She had to undergo chemotherapy after the tumor was removed.
- Many patients undergo chemotherapy as outpatients.
- He underwent chemotherapy for three months.