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A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug
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Chemosensitivity — is the susceptibility of tumor cells to the cell killing effects of anticancer drugs. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=372925 National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms Chemosensitivity] … Wikipedia
chemosensitivity testing — chemosensitivity test·ing tes tiŋ n the comparative testing of a variety of drugs for their effect on a sample of biopsied tissue or a cultured disease causing microorganism taken from a patient to determine which drugs will provide the most… … Medical dictionary
Chemosensitivity assay — A chemosensitivity assay is a laboratory test that measures the number of tumor cells that are killed by chemotherapy. The test is done after the tumor cells are removed from the body. A chemosensitivity assay may help in choosing the best drug… … Wikipedia
chemosensitivity assay — A laboratory test that measures the number of tumor cells that are killed by a cancer drug. The test is done after the tumor cells are removed from the body. A chemosensitivity assay may help in choosing the best drug or drugs for the cancer… … English dictionary of cancer terms
chemosensitivity — che·mo·sen·si·tiv·i·ty .sen(t) sə tiv ət ē n, pl ties susceptibility (as of a disease causing bacterium or a cancer cell) to the action of a chemical agent (as a therapeutic drug) che·mo·sen·si·tive sen(t) sət iv, sen(t) stiv adj … Medical dictionary
chemosensitivity — chemo·sensitivity … English syllables
chemosensitivity — The susceptibility of tumor cells to the cell killing effects of anticancer drugs … English dictionary of cancer terms
chemosensitivity — noun see chemosensitive … Useful english dictionary
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