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chemosensitivity testing

noun chemosensitivity test·ing\-ˈtes-tiŋ\

Medical Definition of CHEMOSENSITIVITY TESTING

:  the comparative testing of a variety of drugs for their effect on a sample of biopsied tissue or a cultured disease-causing microorganism taken from a patient to determine which drugs will provide the most effective therapy

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