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noun use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer
originEtymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English chemosurgery From chemo- + surgery.
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