English dictionary

radiotherapy

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

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Synonyms actinotherapy irradiation radiation radiation therapy

Source: WordNet 3.0
Treatment of disease by means of Röntgen rays or other forms of radioactivity.

noun

Source: webster1913