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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