che·mo·sur·ger·y (k  m -sûr j -r, k m-)n. Selective destruction of tissue by use of chemicals, as for removing malignant skin lesions. che mo·surgi·cal (-j -kl) adj. |
chemosurgery
a therapeutic procedure that uses chemicals to destroy pathogenic tissue, especially skin cancers.
See also: Cancer
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| Noun | 1. | chemosurgery - use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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