| chem | chemistry, chemical; chemotherapy |
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| Chemo | chemotherapy |
| CHT | chemotherapy; combined hormone therapy; contralateral head turning |
| CINE | chemotherapy-induced nausea and emesis |
| CMT | California mastitis test; cancer multistep therapy; catechol methyltransferase; certified medical tr... |
| consolidation chemotherapy | Repetitive cycles of treatment during the immediate post-remission period, used especially for leukaemia. Synonym: intensification chemotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| salvage chemotherapy | Use of chemotherapy in a patient with recurrence of a malignancy following initial treatment, in hope of a cure or prolongation of life. Synonym: salvage therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second line chemotherapy | <oncology> Chemotherapy given for a tumour which has already failed to respond to a first chemotherapy regimen (called first line). (16 Dec 1997) |
| induction chemotherapy | Use of chemotherapy as initial treatment before surgery or radiotherapy of a malignancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intensification chemotherapy | Repetitive cycles of treatment during the immediate post-remission period, used especially for leukaemia. Synonym: intensification chemotherapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraperitoneal chemotherapy | Treatment in which anticancer drugs are put directly into the abdomen through a thin tube. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intrathecal chemotherapy | Treatment with drugs that are injected into the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cort (cerebrospinal fluid). (12 Dec 1998) |