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chemoprotection

chemoprotection noun: the protection of healthy tissue from the toxic effects of chemotherapy.

Noun

chemoprotection (uncountable)

  1. The protection of healthy tissue from the toxic effects of chemotherapy

Origin of chemoprotection

From chemo- + protection.

Questions about chemoprotection

What does chemoprotection mean?
Chemoprotection means the protection of healthy tissue from the toxic effects of chemotherapy.
What part of speech is chemoprotection?
Chemoprotection is a noun.

Words near chemoprotection in the dictionary

  1. chemoprophylaxis
  2. chemoprotect
  3. chemoprotectant
  4. chemoprotectants
  5. chemoprotected
  6. chemoprotection
  7. chemoprotective
  8. chemoprotector
  9. chemoprotectors
  10. chemoproteomic
  11. chemoproteomics

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