chemotherapy, chemotherapeutics 1. The treatment of disease, especially of parasitic infections or cancer, by means of chemical substances which act selectively on micro-organisms or malignant tissue. 2. Treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used in reference to neoplastic disease (a new and abnormal formation of ti... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2432/4