There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
RADIOTHERAPY
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
radiotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural radiotherapies)
The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease.
Synonyms
• radiation therapy
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*o*ther"a*py, n. [Radio-+ therapy.] (Med.)
Definition: Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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