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Immunotherapy — Immunotherapy, in medicine, refers to an array of treatment strategies based upon the concept of modulating the immune system to achieve a prophylactic and/or therapeutic goal. ActivationCancerCancer immunotherapy attempts to stimulate the immune … Wikipedia
immunotherapy — ► NOUN ▪ the prevention or treatment of disease with substances that stimulate the immune response … English terms dictionary
immunotherapy — [im΄yə nōther′ə pē, i myo͞o΄nōther′ə pē] n. 1. the treatment of disease or infection by immunization 2. the process of immunosuppression … English World dictionary
Immunotherapy — Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body s natural abilities that constitute the immune system to fight… … Medical dictionary
immunotherapy — Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Also used to lessen certain side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments. Agents used in immunotherapy include monoclonal … English dictionary of cancer terms
immunotherapy — immunotherapeutic /im yeuh noh ther euh pyooh tik, i myooh /, adj. /im yeuh noh ther euh pee, i myooh /, n., pl. immunotherapies. treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active… … Universalium
immunotherapy — noun a) The treatment of disease by adjusting the bodys immune response. b) The treatment of cancer by improving the ability of the host to reject a tumour immunologically … Wiktionary
immunotherapy — n. treatment which produces active or passive immunity to a disease … English contemporary dictionary
immunotherapy — noun Medicine the prevention or treatment of disease with substances that stimulate the immune response … English new terms dictionary
immunotherapy — im·mu·no·therapy … English syllables
