gene therapy

noun

: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function

gene therapist noun

Examples of gene therapy in a Sentence

advances in the science of gene therapy

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the program that was responsible for putting together the clinical trials couldn't find all the funding needed to finance the gene therapy. —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

Advertisement The study involved 29 patients with Huntington’s disease who were given one of two doses of gene therapy that targeted the huntingtin gene, which is mutated in the disease. —Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025

UniQure — The biotech firm's stock soared nearly 9% after a clinical trial found the company's experimental gene therapy for Huntington's slowed the progress of the neurodegenerative disease. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025

The results could then be used to fight bacterial infections in, for example, farming or even gene therapy. —Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gene therapy

• brachytherapy
• chemotherapy
• cryotherapy
• hydrotherapy
• hypnotherapy
• monotherapy
• phototherapy
• psychotherapy
• sclerotherapy
• immunotherapy
• pharmacotherapy
• physiotherapy

Kids Definition

gene therapy

noun

: the insertion of a functioning gene into cells especially to replace a defective gene in the treatment of genetic disorders

Medical Definition

gene therapy

noun

: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function (as the destruction of tumor cells)

gene therapist noun