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chemosensitization

chemosensitization noun: treatment of a tumour with a medication in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment.

Noun

chemosensitization (uncountable)

  1. treatment of a tumour with a medication in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment

Synonyms of chemosensitization

Origin of chemosensitization

From chemo- + sensitization.

Questions about chemosensitization

What does chemosensitization mean?
Chemosensitization means treatment of a tumour with a medication in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment.
What part of speech is chemosensitization?
Chemosensitization is a noun.

Words near chemosensitization in the dictionary

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

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