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chemosurgery

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che·mo·sur·ger·y  (km-sûrj-r, km-)
n.
Selective destruction of tissue by use of chemicals, as for removing malignant skin lesions.
chemo·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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Noun1.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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