cancer therapy — medical treatment designed to cure or control cancer
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: medical treatment designed to cure or control cancer
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkænsər ˈθerəpi/
Example Sentences
- The superhero's secret weapon wasn't a cape, but his groundbreaking cancer therapy research.
- Scientists are developing personalized cancer therapy based on individual genetic profiles.
- She joked that her cancer therapy schedule was busier than a celebrity's tour dates.
cancer therapy
NOUN[/ˈkænsər ˈθerəpi/]
medical treatment designed to cure or control cancer
medical treatment designed to cure or control cancer
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Cancer derives from Latin 'cancer' meaning 'crab,' a term applied to malignant tumors by ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, who observed that tumors spread in a crab-like manner with claw-like projections. Therapy comes from Greek 'therapeia' (therapeuein, 'to heal or treat'), referring to medical treatment or cure.
Breakdown
Cancer (Latin cancer, 'crab') + therapy (Greek therapeia, 'healing or treatment'). The compound term literally denotes treatment of the disease metaphorically named after the crab's spreading growth pattern.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The superhero's secret weapon wasn't a cape, but his groundbreaking cancer therapy research.”
“Scientists are developing personalized cancer therapy based on individual genetic profiles.”
“She joked that her cancer therapy schedule was busier than a celebrity's tour dates.”
“The new immunotherapy represents a major breakthrough in cancer therapy.”
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