Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chemotherapy

1 sense of chemotherapy

Sense 1
chemotherapy -- (the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness))
       => therapy -- ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief")