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Meaning of IMMUNOTHERAPY

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. uses the body’s immune system, either directly or indirectly, to fight cancer or to lessen side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments.
  2. treatment of allergy to substances such as pollens, house dust mites, fungi, and stinging insect venom by giving gradually increasing doses of the substance, or allergen, to which the person is allergic.
  3. treatment that uses the body’s natural defenses to fight disease.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A medical technique for stimulating a patient's immune system to attack and destroy disease-causing cells (viruses, bacteria, cancer cells, etc.)
  2. A type of medical treatment which includes a combination of immunopotentiator and immunosuppressant agents, desensitization to any allergens, bone marrow transplants, and thymus implantations.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: Using the immune system to treat disease, for example, in the development of vaccines. May also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system.
 

 

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