Definition of Radiotherapy

1. Noun. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.

Exact synonyms: Actinotherapy, Irradiation, Radiation, Radiation Therapy
Generic synonyms: Therapy
Specialized synonyms: Phototherapy, Curietherapy, Radium Therapy, X-ray Therapy
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Derivative terms: Radiotherapist

Definition of Radiotherapy

1. n. Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.

Definition of Radiotherapy

1. Noun. The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Radiotherapy

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Medical Definition of Radiotherapy

1. The treatment of disease by ionising radiation. Origin: Gr. Therapeia = cure This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiotherapy

radiotelephonic
radiotelephony
radiotelescope
radiotelescopes
radioteletype
radioteletypewriter
radioteletypewriters
radiotellurium
radioterbium
radiothallium
radiotherapeutic
radiotherapeutics
radiotherapies
radiotherapist
radiotherapists
radiotherapy (current term)
radiotherapy dosage
radiotherapy equipment
radiotherapy localization
radiothermy
radiothon
radiothons
radiothorium
radiothoriums
radiothulium
radiothyroidectomy
radiothyroxin
radiotin
radiotitanium
radiotoxaemia

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