Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemosensitivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chemosen-si-tiv-i-ty
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.

noun

A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.

Etymology

From chemo- + sensitivity.

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Questions

What does chemosensitivity mean?
A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
Where does chemosensitivity come from?
From chemo- + sensitivity.

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