Chemotherapeutic (adjective)

1. Relating to or used in chemotherapy, the treatment of disease by means of chemicals that have a selective toxic effect on the disease-causing microorganisms or cancer cells.
2. Relating to the use of chemical compounds to treat disease.

Origin:

From the greek word chemeia ("chemistry") + therapeutikos ("tending to hea.l")

Examples:

1. He received a chemotherapeutic treatment to combat the cancer cells.
2. The chemotherapeutic drug was administered intravenously.
3. The patient had to undergo a series of chemotherapeutic treatments.
4. The chemotherapeutic treatment had severe side effects.
5. The chemotherapeutic agent targeted specific cancer cells, leaving healthy cells unharmed.