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

radiotelephone, radiotelephony, radioteletype, radiotherapeutic, radiotherapeutics, radiotherapy, radiothermy, radiothon, radiothorium, radiotoxemia, radiotoxic

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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 radiation Compare chemotherapy

Derived forms of radiotherapy

radiotherapeutic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjective radiotherapeutically, adverb radiotherapist, noun

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.