Chemoprotection
chemoprotection che·mo·pro·tec·tion (kē’mō-prə-těk’shən, kěm’ō-)
n.
A therapeutic technique in which bone marrow cells are removed from an individual with cancer and are genetically modified to withstand higher doses of chemotherapy before being returned to the donor.
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[kee-moh-ri-sep-ter, kem-oh-] /ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp tər, ˌkɛm oʊ-/ noun, Physiology. 1. a stimulated by chemical means. /ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə/ noun 1. a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation chemoreceptor che·mo·re·cep·tor (kē’mō-rĭ-sěp’tər, kěm’ō-) n. A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell […]
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[kee-moh-ri-sep-shuh n, kem-oh-] /ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp ʃən, ˌkɛm oʊ-/ noun 1. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. chemoreception che·mo·re·cep·tion (kē’mō-rĭ-sěp’shən, kěm’ō-) n. The physiological response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus. che’mo·re·cep’tive adj.
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[kee-moh-ree-fleks, kem-oh-] /ˌki moʊˈri flɛks, ˌkɛm oʊ-/ noun, Physiology. 1. a caused by a chemical stimulus.
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adjective responsive to chemotherapy Examples The doctor said it was a chemosensitive cancer. Word Origin 1998 chemosensitive che·mo·sen·si·tive (kē’mō-sěn’sĭ-tĭv, kěm’ō-) adj. Capable of perceiving changes in the chemical composition of the environment.