chemotherapy

English Thesaurus

1. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	therapy,
definition	:	(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	chrysotherapy,
definition	:	the use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis) (noun.act)

derivation	:	chemotherapeutic, chemotherapeutical,
definition	:	of or relating to chemotherapy (adj.pert)

derivation	:	chemotherapeutic, chemotherapeutical,
definition	:	of or relating to chemotherapy (adj.pert)