Word
immunotherapy
Phoneticsim·munother·a·py
/ˌɪmjunoʊˈθɛɹəpi/
Definition
n. a type of medical treatment that uses your own immune system to fight diseases like cancer. It helps your body recognize and destroy harmful cells.
n. a branch of medical treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight disease, particularly cancer. It involves the use of substances that stimulate or suppress immune responses.
Examples
“The patient is undergoing immunotherapy to treat her cancer.”
“Recent advances in immunotherapy have allowed doctors to treat certain cancers that were previously considered untreatable.”
“While traditional chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells, modern immunotherapy specifically activates T-cells to identify and destroy malignant tissue with greater precision.”
Examples
simple
“The patient is undergoing immunotherapy to treat her cancer.”
contextual
“Recent advances in immunotherapy have allowed doctors to treat certain cancers that were previously considered untreatable.”
complex
“While traditional chemotherapy targets all rapidly dividing cells, modern immunotherapy specifically activates T-cells to identify and destroy malignant tissue with greater precision.”
Real-World Examples
Common in science writing
“Right now, staying away from furry friends or getting regular immunotherapy shots or tablets is the only way to deal with the symptoms.” “When C3 is produced inside tumors, it blocks immune-suppressing cells and gives immunotherapy a better chance to work.” Etymology
From immuno- + therapy.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
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