actinotherapy

[ ak-tin-oh-ther-uh-pee, ak-tuh-noh- ]
/ ækˌtɪn oʊˈθɛr ə pi, ˌæk tə noʊ- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

radiotherapy, especially using ultraviolet rays.

Origin of actinotherapy

First recorded in 1900–05; actino- + therapy

British Dictionary definitions for actinotherapy

actinotherapy
/ (ˌæktɪnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

a former name for radiotherapy

Medical definitions for actinotherapy

actinotherapy
[ ăk′tə-nō-thĕrə-pē ]

n.

The therapeutic use of ultraviolet light.