Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: monother-a-py
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A therapy which is administered by itself

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English therapy English monotherapy From mono- + therapy.

Inflected Forms

monotherapies (plural)

Derived Forms

monotherapeutic

Frequently Paired Words

polytherapy monopharmacy

Synonyms

monotreatment

Questions

What does monotherapy mean?: A therapy which is administered by itself
Where does monotherapy come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English therapy English monotherapy From mono- + therapy.

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