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Definition of Immunotherapy
1. Noun. Therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system.
Definition of Immunotherapy
1. Noun. (immunology) The treatment of disease by adjusting the body's immune response. ¹
2. Noun. (oncology) The treatment of cancer by improving the ability of the host to reject a tumour immunologically. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Immunotherapy
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Medical Definition of Immunotherapy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Immunotherapy
Literary usage of Immunotherapy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops by National Research Council (2006)
"Rapid diagnosis of the agent responsible for damage and rapid assessment of
individual immune status will be critical in the development of immunotherapy. ..."
2. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Specific immunotherapy The role of specific immunotherapy, using subcutaneous
... Specific immunotherapy is directed at treating the underlying allergy; ..."
3. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"Complete clearance of circulating HBsAg was obtained indicating that breaking
tolerance in HBsAg transgenic mice can be achieved by immunotherapy. ..."
4. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"immunotherapy. When avoiding allergens and irritants is not possible, and when
appropriate medication fails to control symptoms of allergic asthma, ..."
5. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"As a possible solution, immunotherapy for PCP abuse was evaluated using high affinity
... These findings suggest a promising role for immunotherapy in the ..."
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