English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
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 — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1911 the treatment or prevention of disease by taking measures to increase immune system functioning (as by the administration of antibodies or hyposensitization) • immunotherapeutic … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
