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化学療法 (kagakuryouhou) Japanese meaning: chemotherapy | Kotomora

化か学がく療りょう法ほう

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Meanings

1

chemotherapy

Medical term for treatment using chemical agents, especially anticancer drugs.

彼かれはがんの治ち療りょうのために化か学がく療りょう法ほうを

受う

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て

いる

。

He is receiving chemotherapy for cancer treatment.

Kanji

化change, take the form of, influence
学study, learning, science
療heal, cure
法method, law, rule

Related words

抗こうがん剤ざい
Refers specifically to anticancer drugs, while 化学療法 is the broader treatment method.
放ほう射しゃ線せん療りょう法ほう
Radiation therapy, another major cancer treatment modality, often used alongside chemotherapy.

Built from

化か学がく+療りょう法ほう

Etymology

Compound of 化学 (chemistry) and 療法 (therapy), a calque from Western medical terminology.