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ra⋅di⋅o⋅ther⋅a⋅py

  [rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
Also called radiation therapy.

Origin:
1900–05; radio- + therapy

Related forms:
ra⋅di⋅o⋅ther⋅a⋅pist, noun
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Main Entry: radiation therapy
Function: noun
: RADIOTHERAPY

Main Entry: ra·dio·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: "rAd-E-O-'ther-&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: the treatment of disease by means of radiation (as X rays) called also radiation therapy, radium therapy; —compare RADIODIAGNOSIS
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radiation therapy n.
Radiotherapy.

radiotherapy ra·di·o·ther·a·py (rā'dē-ō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.
Treatment of disease with radiation, especially by selective irradiation with x-rays or other ionizing radiation and by ingestion of radioisotopes.

ra'di·o·ther'a·pist n.

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