Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z chemonaive Who have had little or no experience with chemotherapy chemonastic Of or relating to chemonasty. chemonasty A nastic response to a change in chemicals or nutrients. chemonociception Chemical nociception. chemonociceptive Relating to chemonociception chemonociceptor A nociceptor that responds to a chemical stimulus chemonucleolysis The injection of chymopapain to treat herniated lower lumbar discs in the spine. chemoorganoheterotroph Any chemoorganoheterotrophic organism chemoorganoheterotrophic That employs organic compounds as an external source of energy. chemoorganoheterotrophically In a chemoorganoheterotrophic manner chemoorganoheterotrophy The state of being chemoorganoheterotrophic. chemoorganotroph Any chemoorganotrophic organism. chemoorganotrophic (of bacteria) organotrophic and also requiring organic compounds for growth chemoorganotrophically In a chemoorganotrophic manner chemoorganotrophy The property of being chemoorganotrophic. chemopallidectomy A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus. chemoperception A specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds) chemoperfusate The material used during chemoperfusion chemoperfusion The introduction of a warmed solution of (typically anticancer) drugs into the abdominal cavity (for an hour or so) chemophobe One who has an irrational fear of chemicals. chemophobia An irrational fear of chemicals chemophobic Having an unreasonable fear of chemicals in one's environment chemophore The molecular framework responsible for a compound's biological activity chemophoresis The movement of molecules in a chemical gradient chemophoretic Relating to chemophoresis chemophysical Relating to chemistry and physics. chemopotentiating That enhances the potency of a drug or other chemical chemopotentiation enhancement of the potency of a drug by means of another chemical (typically another drug) chemopreservation A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative. chemoprevent To prevent disease by means of chemical treatment. chemopreventable preventable by means of chemotherapy chemopreventative Of, pertaining to, or providing chemoprevention chemoprevention The prevention of disease by the use of food supplements, drugs, etc. chemopreventive Of, or relating to chemoprevention. chemoprophylactic Of or pertaining to chemoprophylaxis. chemoprophylaxis Chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs. chemoprotect To employ chemoprotection chemoprotectant Any chemoprotective material chemoprotection The protection of healthy tissue from the toxic effects of chemotherapy chemoprotective That protects patients from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs chemoprotector Any material that provides chemoprotection chemoproteomic Relating to chemoproteomics chemoproteomics A biochemical adjunct to proteomics chemopsychiatric Relating to chemopsychiatry. chemopsychiatry The use of chemical substances in psychiatric treatment. chemoradiation a combination of chemotherapy and radiation chemoradioimmunotherapy A combination of chemotherapy and radioimmunotherapy chemoradioresistance resistance to damage by chemicals or by ionizing radiation chemoradioresistant That exhibits chemoradioresistance chemoradioselect To practice chemoradioselection chemoradioselected selected for chemoradiotherapy chemoradioselection selection (of a patient) to receive chemoradiotherapy chemoradiosensitiser A chemoradiosensitive material chemoradiosensitive Relating to chemoradiosensitivity. chemoradiosensitivity sensitivity to damage by chemicals or by ionizing radiation chemoradiosensitize To make something chemoradiosensitive chemoradiotherapeutic chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic chemoradiotherapy A combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy used to treat some cancers chemoreception the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus chemoreceptive able to respond to a chemical stimulus chemoreceptivity the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus chemoreceptor a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor chemoreceptorial Of or pertaining to chemoreceptors. chemoreduction chemotherapy used to reduce the size of a tumour before radiation treatment or surgery chemoreflex A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus chemorefractive Synonym of chemorefractory. chemorefractory That does not respond to chemotherapy chemoregimen A chemotherapeutic regimen chemoregulation chemical regulation, typically of respiration, via chemoreceptors chemorepellent Any substance that produces negative chemotaxis chemorepulsant A substance inducing negative chemotaxis in motile cells. chemorepulse To cause or to undergo chemorepulsion. chemorepulsion The action of a chemorepulsant; negative chemotaxis chemorepulsive That functions as a chemorepulsant chemoresistance The resistance of a cell to the actions of a chemical compound. chemoresistant Describing resistance of a cell to the actions of a chemical compound chemoresponse The response of a patient to chemotherapy, or to a chemical stimulus chemoresponsive responsive to chemotherapy chemoresponsiveness The condition of being chemoresponsive chemorheological Relating to chemorheology chemorheology The effect of chemical change on the rheology of a material chemorobotic Describing any robotic application to chemistry chemosaturated Treated by chemosaturation chemosaturation saturation of an individual organ with a chemotherapy while it is sealed from the rest of the body chemoselection The selection of a reagent etc. on the basis of chemoselectivity chemoselective Of, pertaining to, or promoting chemoselectivity chemoselectively By means of, or in terms of, chemoselection. chemoselectivity The preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups. chemosensation The sensing of chemical stimuli chemosense A chemosensory sense. chemosensibility sensibility to (specific classes of) chemicals chemosensillar Of or relating to a chemosensillum. chemosensillum A chemosensitive sensillum. chemosensing The generation of a response to the presence of a chemical stimulus chemosensitive That is sensitive to changes in its chemical environment chemosensitivity A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug. chemosensitization treatment of a tumour with a medication in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment chemosensitize To sensitize chemically chemosensitized Modified by chemosensitization chemosensitizer Any material that makes cells sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents, often by inhibiting the action of a glycoprotein chemosensitizing That is used in chemosensitization chemosensor a cell in a sense organ that can convert a chemical stimulus into some form of action chemosensorily In a chemosensory manner chemosensory of, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical signals by the senses; especially of the perception of taste and smell chemosexual chemical and sexual; relating to the chemical compounds involved in sexual attraction Chemosh The god of the ancient Moabites. chemosignal a pheromone chemosignaling Signaling with pheromones. chemosis Swelling and/or (especially) edema of the conjunctiva of the eye. chemosomatosensory Relating to the perception of chemical sensory stimuli chemosorb to chemisorb chemospecific describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule. chemospecifically describes a reaction or process that targets, with precision and selectivity on a molecular level, a specific functional group or site within a molecule. chemospecificity chemoselectivity chemosphere The region of the Earth's atmosphere (from 20 to 120 miles above the surface) in which photochemical reactions take place. chemostability chemical stability chemostable chemically stable chemostasis The continuous cultivation of cells (especially of microorganisms) in a chemostat chemostat An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state. chemostatic Relating to chemostasis chemostatigraphic Of or pertaining to chemostratigraphy. chemosterilant A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse. chemosterilization chemical sterilization chemosterilize To chemically sterilize chemosterilizer Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant chemostimulant A chemical stimulant chemostimulus A chemical stimulus chemostratigraphic Relating to chemostratigraphy chemostratigraphy The study and dating of sedimentary strata by the analysis of trace elements and isotopic ratios chemosurgery The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin. chemosurgical Of or pertaining to chemosurgery. chemosusceptibility The susceptibility of a microorganism to the chemical action of an antibiotic chemosymbiont An organism involved in chemosymbiosis chemosymbiosis A form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism chemosymbiotic That utilizes chemosymbiosis. chemosymbiotrophic chemotrophic and symbiotrophic chemosynapse A chemokine receptor chemosyndrome The set of metabolites produced by a species chemosynthesis The production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi. chemosynthesized Produced by chemosynthesis. chemosynthetic Using or relating to chemosynthesis. chemosynthetically By means of chemosynthesis. chemosystematic Relating to chemosystematics chemosystematics chemotaxonomy; the classification of organisms based on their biochemistry chemotactant Synonym of chemotactic. chemotactic Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis. chemotactically By chemotaxis. chemotacticity The condition of being chemotactic chemotactile That can sense changes to its chemical environment chemotax To move by means of chemotaxis