che·mo‧ther‧a‧py /ˌkiːməʊˈθerəpi, ˌke- $ -moʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: chemo- 'chemical' (from Modern Latin, from Late Greek chemeia 'alchemy', probably from chyma 'liquid', from chein 'to pour') + therapy]
the use of drugs to control and try to cure
cancer ⇒
radiotherapy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲