gene therapy

noun

Any of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.

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Meanings

noungene therapy (countable and uncountable, plural gene therapies)

plural gene therapies

  1. countableuncountableAny of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 基因治療 /基因治疗
  • 基因治療 /基因治疗 (jīyīn zhìliáo)therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Dutch gentherapie
  • gentherapietherapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Finnish geeniterapia
  • geeniterapiatherapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
French thérapie génique
  • thérapie géniquetherapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
German Gentherapie
  • Gentherapietherapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Greek γονιδιοθεραπεία
  • γονιδιοθεραπεία (gonidiotherapeía)therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Persian ژندرمانی
  • ژندرمانی (žen-darmâni)therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Polish terapia genowa
  • terapia genowatherapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Russian генотерапи́я
  • генотерапи́я (genotεrapíja)therapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Spanish terapia génica
  • terapia génicatherapy involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells
Cite this entry
APA

gene therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gene%20therapy

MLA

“gene therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gene%20therapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gene therapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gene%20therapy.

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