actinotherapeuticsn.
/ˌaktᵻnə(ʊ)ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks/, U.S. /ˌæktənoʊˌθɛrəˈpjudɪks/ Medicine. rare.
= actinotherapy n.
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light cure1892
phototherapy1899
light therapy1900
actinotherapy1901
phototherapeutics1901
actinotherapeutics1909
sunray1921
photocoagulation1958
photochemotherapy1974
1909 Westm. Gaz. 25 June 7/4 Dr. James Douglas, of Quebec and New York, has founded the Douglas Studentship for research in Actino Therapeutics, with special reference to cancer, at Guy's Hospital Medical School.
1954 H. C. Cameron Mr. Guy's Hosp. viii. 427 Nurses after completing their training..might proceed to a course in midwifery, actinotherapeutics, radiography or massage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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