"salvage therapy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salvage therapies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} salvage therapy (usually uncountable, plural salvage therapies)
  1. (medicine) A more drastic form of treatment given when an ailment (especially HIV or a tumour) does not respond to standard treatment. Wikipedia link: salvage therapy Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: rescue therapy
    Sense id: en-salvage_therapy-en-noun-p17B40yB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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