ACTINOTHERAPY

radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation

(noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

actinotherapy (uncountable)

(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.

Source: Wiktionary



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22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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