immunotherapy

[ im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pee, ih-myoo- ]
/ ˌɪm yə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, ɪˌmyu- /

noun, plural im·mu·no·ther·a·pies.

treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.

Origin of immunotherapy

First recorded in 1905–10; immuno- + therapy

OTHER WORDS FROM immunotherapy

im·mu·no·ther·a·peu·tic [im-yuh-noh-ther-uh-pyoo-tik, ih-myoo-] /ˌɪm yə noʊˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk, ɪˌmyu-/, adjective

Words nearby immunotherapy

immunosorbent, immunosuppress, immunosuppressant, immunosuppression, immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immunotransfusion, immure, immutable, imnsho

British Dictionary definitions for immunotherapy

immunotherapy
/ (ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

med the treatment of disease by stimulating the body's production of antibodies

Derived forms of immunotherapy

immunotherapeutic (ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for immunotherapy

immunotherapy
[ ĭm′yə-nō-thĕr′ə-pē, ĭ-myōō′- ]

n.

Treatment of disease by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing an immune response.

Other words from immunotherapy

im′mu•no•ther′a•peu′tic (-pyōō′tĭk) adj. im′mu•no•ther′a•pist n.