or röntgenotherapy (ˌrɒntɡənəˈθɛrəpɪ, -tjə-, ˌrɛnt-)
noun
the therapeutic use of X-rays
roentgenotherapy in American English
(ˌrɛntgənəˈθɛrəpi; ˌrɛntʃənəˈθɛrəpi)
noun
the treatment of disease by means of X-rays
Word origin
roentgeno- + therapy
roentgenotherapy in American English
(ˌrentɡənouˈθerəpi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-)
noun
treatment of disease by means of x-rays
Word origin
[1900–05; roentgeno- + therapy]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, cathode-ray tube, clone, desensitize, hydroplane