Treatment course

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008880",
  "term": "Treatment course",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A treatment plan made up of several cycles of treatment. For example, treatment given for one week followed by three weeks of rest (no treatment) is one treatment cycle. When a treatment cycle is repeated multiple times on a regular schedule, it makes up a treatment course. A treatment course can last for several months. Also called course of treatment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "course of treatment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/treatment-course/"
}