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chemosensitivity
[ kee-moh-sen-sih-tih-vih-tee ]
Definitions related to chemosensitivity:
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Sensitivity of a malignancy to administration of chemotherapy, usually defined as the achievement of a partial response or better.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The susceptibility of tumor cells to the cell-killing effects of anticancer drugs.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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