targeted therapy
nounUK /ˈtɑːɡɪtɪd ˈθerəpi/
US /ˈtɑːrɡɪtɪd ˈθerəpi/
A special medicine that goes straight to the sick cells and mostly leaves the healthy ones alone.
The doctor gave her targeted therapy so the medicine would only attack the cancer cells.
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2. A treatment plan aimed at one specific problem or goal rather than everything at once.
The school used targeted therapy for kids who needed extra reading help.
3. In business, focusing help or resources on one particular group or area.
The company's targeted therapy for small shops helped them grow faster.
4. A way of fixing something by aiming directly at the cause instead of the symptoms.
Repairing the leaky pipe was a targeted therapy for the flooded basement.