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immunotherapeutic

adjective

  1. acting on the immune system to cure disease
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noun

  1. medicine working through immune system
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English therapeutic English immunotherapeutic From immuno- + therapeutic.

  1. Of a pharmaceutical, acting on the immune system to treat disease; used in immunotherapy.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English therapeutic English immunotherapeutic From immuno- + therapeutic.

  1. A pharmaceutical that treats a disease via action on the immune system