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

Then this week, reports emerged that another person died during a Phase 1 trial investigating another one of Sarepta's gene therapies for a different disease. —Angelica Peebles,annika Kim Constantino,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 18 July 2025

Medical literature is proliferating at a meteoric rate—doubling in size every five years—as new treatment options like gene therapies are developed and scientists learn more about how different diseases and drugs may interact with each other. —Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

Future prospects: The ongoing clinical trials and research in South Florida highlight the potential of gene therapy and other technological innovations to treat a variety of conditions, with federal approval already granted for several therapies targeting blood disorders and cancers. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025

Now, the team is looking at various methods of gene therapy using PDI on cells, including mRNA treatment to better direct PDI in DNA repair. —New Atlas, 17 June 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