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salvage therapy

salvage therapy noun: a more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.

Noun

salvage therapy (usually uncountable, plural salvage therapies)

  1. (usually) A more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.
    Synonyms:
    rescue therapy

Synonyms of salvage therapy

Forms of salvage therapy

pluralsalvage therapies

Questions about salvage therapy

What does salvage therapy mean?
Salvage therapy means a more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.
What part of speech is salvage therapy?
Salvage therapy is a noun.
What is the plural of salvage therapy?
The plural of salvage therapy is salvage therapies.

Words near salvage therapy in the dictionary

  1. salvage
  2. salvage groceries
  3. salvage grocery
  4. salvage logging
  5. salvage therapies
  6. salvage therapy
  7. salvage title
  8. salvage yard
  9. salvage yards
  10. salvageability
  11. salvageable

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