Widgets
How to use
About LDOCE
gene therapy
noun
gene therapy
[
uncountable
]
MI
a way of treating certain diseases by using
genetic engineering
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.
Explore our topic dictionary
Advertising and Marketing
Animals
Biology
Computers
Clothes
Daily Life
Education
Finance
Food
Grammar
Illness and Disability
Law
Music
School
Sport
Technology
Browse the dictionary
gender bender
noun
gender bias
noun
gender-specific
adjective
gene
noun
gene pool
noun
gene therapy
noun
genealogy
noun
genera
general
1
adjective
general
2
noun
general anaesthetic
noun