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chemosensitivity

chemosensitivity noun: a measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.

Noun

chemosensitivity (plural chemosensitivities)

  1. A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
  2. A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.

Forms of chemosensitivity

pluralchemosensitivities

Origin of chemosensitivity

From chemo- + sensitivity.

Questions about chemosensitivity

What does chemosensitivity mean?
Chemosensitivity means a measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
What part of speech is chemosensitivity?
Chemosensitivity is a noun.
What is the plural of chemosensitivity?
The plural of chemosensitivity is chemosensitivities.

Words near chemosensitivity in the dictionary

  1. chemosensitisation
  2. chemosensitiser
  3. chemosensitisers
  4. chemosensitive
  5. chemosensitivities
  6. chemosensitivity
  7. chemosensitization
  8. chemosensitize
  9. chemosensitized
  10. chemosensitizer
  11. chemosensitizers

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