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actinotherapy

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ac⋅tin⋅o⋅ther⋅a⋅py

  [ak-tin-oh-ther-uh-pee, ak-tuh-noh-]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
radiotherapy, esp. using ultraviolet rays.
Origin:
1900–05; actino- + therapy
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Main Entry: ac·ti·no·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: -'ther-&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: application for therapeutic purposes of the chemically active rays of the electromagnetic spectrum (as ultraviolet light or X rays)
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actinotherapy ac·ti·no·ther·a·py (āk'tə-nō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.
The therapeutic use of ultraviolet light.

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