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CHEMOSURGERY
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chemosurgery" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)