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单词 immunotherapy
释义

immunotherapyn.

Brit. /ɪˌmjuːnə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, /ˌɪmjᵿnəʊˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˌɪmjənoʊˈθɛrəpi/, /əˌmjunoʊˈθɛrəpi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: immuno- comb. form, therapy n.
Etymology: < immuno- comb. form + therapy n., after German Immunotherapie (P. Ehrlich 1909, in Zeitschr. f. ärtzliche Fortbildung 6 722/1). Compare earlier chemotherapy n.
Medicine.
Originally: treatment by passive or active immunization. Later also: any of various other treatments intended to stimulate or suppress the function of the immune system.
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1910 Lancet 8 Oct. 1096/2 There are two ways of treating disease, one by immunising the patient, immuno-therapy, the other by curing with drugs, chemotherapy.
1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 9 Oct. 40/4 He said immunotherapy—injection of materials into the body to stimulate development of tumor-resistant anti-bodies—had been successful with eight of his patients.
1977 S. Sontag Illness as Metaphor vii. 53 No oncologist convinced of the efficacy of polychemotherapy and immunotherapy in treating patients has contributed to the fictions about a specific cancer personality.
2003 Chatelaine (Canada) May 44/3 If it's impossible to protect your pet from allergens and her symptoms persist.., your vet may recommend hyposensitization (also called immunotherapy).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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