salvage therapy

noun

A more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.

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rescue therapy
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Meanings

nounsalvage therapy (usually uncountable, plural salvage therapies)

plural salvage therapies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.

    Synonyms: rescue therapy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment.

Similar
rescue therapy
Also see
rescue therapy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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