biologictherapy
nounUK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk ˈθerəpi/
US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑːdʒɪk ˈθerəpi/
A special medicine made from living things that helps sick people get better.
The doctor gave her biologic therapy to help her body fight the illness.
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2. Treatment that uses living organisms or their products to fight disease.
Biologic therapy is often used for certain kinds of arthritis.
3. A type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system attack cancer cells.
Her biologic therapy was part of the plan to treat the cancer.
4. Medical use of substances made by living cells to treat long-term illness.
Some patients receive biologic therapy through an IV at the hospital.