Biotherapy Definition

bīō-thĕrə-pē

biotherapies

noun

The treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms.

Webster's New World

Treatment of disease with biologics, such as certain drugs, vaccines, or antitoxins.

American Heritage Medicine

Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.

Wiktionary

The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Biotherapy

Singular:

biotherapy

Plural:

biotherapies

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