Drug therapy
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001976
The use of drugs to treat a disease or its symptoms. One example is the use of antineoplastic agents to treat cancer.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001976 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | antibiotherapy; antimicrobial therapy; chemotherapy; drug treatment; medication; pharmacotherapy; polytherapy |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Therapeutics; Drugs; Drug delivery systems; Deworming; Hormone replacement therapy; Phototherapy; Combination drug therapy; anti-HIV drug therapy; Enzyme therapy; Drug administration routes; Extra-label drug use |
| Translations | Spanish: terapia medicamentosa |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001976",
"term": "Drug therapy",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The use of drugs to treat a disease or its symptoms. One example is the use of antineoplastic agents to treat cancer.",
"synonyms": [
"antibiotherapy",
"antimicrobial therapy",
"chemotherapy",
"drug treatment",
"medication",
"pharmacotherapy",
"polytherapy"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"therapeutics",
"drugs",
"drug delivery systems",
"deworming",
"hormone replacement therapy",
"phototherapy",
"combination drug therapy",
"anti-HIV drug therapy",
"enzyme therapy",
"drug administration routes",
"extra-label drug use"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "terapia medicamentosa"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/drug-therapy/"
}
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