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polytherapy

polytherapy noun: the use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.

Noun

polytherapy (usually uncountable, plural polytherapies)

  1. (usually) The use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.
    • Near-synonym: cotherapy
    • In severe cases, polytherapy is indicated (including corticosteroids, analgesics, arthroplasty, physical therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy).
    Synonyms:
    cotherapy

Synonyms of polytherapy

Forms of polytherapy

pluralpolytherapies

Origin of polytherapy

From poly- + therapy.

Questions about polytherapy

What does polytherapy mean?
Polytherapy means the use of several therapies to treat a single condition, such as multiple drugs or multiple modalities.
What part of speech is polytherapy?
Polytherapy is a noun.
What is the plural of polytherapy?
The plural of polytherapy is polytherapies.

Words near polytherapy in the dictionary

  1. polythematic
  2. polythene
  3. polythenes
  4. polytherapeutic
  5. polytherapies
  6. polytherapy
  7. polytherian
  8. polytherians
  9. polythermal
  10. polythetic
  11. polythetically

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