Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytotherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-tother-a-py
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The introduction of new cells into a tissue in order to treat a disease.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mr. Bass is scheduled for a stem-cell transplant and chemotherapy treatment next month as part of a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center . Dr. Raymond L. Comenzo, the director of the hospital’s cytotherapy laboratory, is one of about 20 doctors in the United States on the cutting edge of amyloidosis research."

Etymology

From cyto- + therapy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyto

Usage

Inflected Forms

cytotherapies (plural)

Synonyms

cell therapy cellular therapy

Questions

What does cytotherapy mean?: The introduction of new cells into a tissue in order to treat a disease.
Where does cytotherapy come from?: From cyto- + therapy.

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