Etymology

immunotherapy

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Today it means: The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response. Full definition →

English therapy ← New Latin therapīa ← Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  16. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  17. Ancient Greekθεραπεία (therapeía)
  18. New Latintherapīa
  19. Englishtherapy
  20. English todayimmunotherapy

From immuno- + therapy.

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