radiotherapy

[ rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee ]

/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.

Also called radiation therapy.

Origin of radiotherapy

First recorded in 1900–05; radio- + therapy

OTHER WORDS FROM radiotherapy

ra·di·o·ther·a·pist, noun

Words nearby radiotherapy

radiotelephony, radio telescope, radioteletype, radiotherapeutic, radiotherapeutics, radiotherapy, radiothermy, radiothon, radiothorium, radiotoxemia, radiotoxic

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Example sentences from the Web for radiotherapy

After surgery, the patients all received the standard therapy of chemo, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for radiotherapy

radiotherapy

/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

the treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of alpha or beta particles emitted from an implanted or ingested radioisotope, or by means of a beam of high-energy radiationCompare chemotherapy

Derived forms of radiotherapy

radiotherapeutic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjectiveradiotherapeutically, adverbradiotherapist, noun

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Medical definitions for radiotherapy

radiotherapy

[ rā′dē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē ]

n.

Treatment of disease with radiation, especially by selective irradiation with x-rays or other ionizing radiation and by ingestion of radioisotopes.

Other words from radiotherapy

ra′di•o•ther′a•pist n.

单词	radiotherapy
释义	radiotherapy [ rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee ] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈθɛr ə pi / noun Medicine/Medical. treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances. Also called radiation therapy. Origin of radiotherapy First recorded in 1900–05; radio- + therapy OTHER WORDS FROM radiotherapy ra·di·o·ther·a·pist, noun Words nearby radiotherapy radiotelephony, radio telescope, radioteletype, radiotherapeutic, radiotherapeutics, radiotherapy, radiothermy, radiothon, radiothorium, radiotoxemia, radiotoxic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radiotherapy After surgery, the patients all received the standard therapy of chemo, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy. How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer\|ProPublica\|April 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for radiotherapy radiotherapy / (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) / noun the treatment of disease, esp cancer, by means of alpha or beta particles emitted from an implanted or ingested radioisotope, or by means of a beam of high-energy radiationCompare chemotherapy Derived forms of radiotherapy radiotherapeutic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjectiveradiotherapeutically, adverbradiotherapist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for radiotherapy radiotherapy [ rā′dē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē ] n. Treatment of disease with radiation, especially by selective irradiation with x-rays or other ionizing radiation and by ingestion of radioisotopes. Other words from radiotherapy ra′di•o•ther′a•pist n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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