| chemoprophylaxis |
The use of chemical agents to prevent infectious disease.
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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| chemotherapy |
Treatment of disease or mental illness using drugs. Often used in reference to cancer. Chemotherapy for cancer involves cytotoxic drugs that target rapidly dividing cells. This treatment commonly has adverse side effects that may include the temporary loss of the body's natural immunity to infections, hair loss (alopecia), digestive upset, and a general feeling of illness.
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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| chemoprevention |
Use of natural or laboratory-made substances to prevent cancer.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/cancer/...
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| chemotherapy |
Treatment with anticancer drugs.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/cancer/...
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| chemotaxis |
The movement of a cell toward a higher (or, in some cases, a lower) concentration of a particular chemical.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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