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How to pronounce immunotherapy

Say it like im-yoo-noh-THER-uh-pee. Immunotherapy has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth one (THER).

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US American/ˌɪmjunoʊˈθɛrəpi/im-yoo-noh-THER-uh-pee
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • im
  • yoo
  • noh
  • THER
  • uh
  • pee
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Immunotherapy pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. imGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. yooKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
  3. nohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  4. THERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  5. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  6. peeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does immunotherapy mean?

noun
  1. The treatment of disease (especially cancers and autoimmune diseases) by adjusting the body's immune response.
  2. The treatment of cancer by improving the ability of the host to reject a tumor immunologically: cancer immunotherapy.

Where does immunotherapy come from?

From immuno- + therapy.

Words that rhyme with immunotherapy

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Questions about saying immunotherapy

How do you pronounce immunotherapy?

Say im-yoo-noh-THER-uh-pee. The American pronunciation is /ˌɪmjunoʊˈθɛrəpi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth one (THER). Broken into parts: im · yoo · noh · THER · uh · pee.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).