roentgenotherapy
[ rent-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, -juh-, ruhnt- ]
/ ˌrɛnt gə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt- /
noun
treatment of disease by means of x-rays.
Origin of roentgenotherapy
First recorded in 1900–05;
roentgeno- +
therapy
Words nearby roentgenotherapy
roentgenology,
roentgenometer,
roentgenopaque,
roentgenoparent,
roentgenoscope,
roentgenotherapy,
roerich,
roeselare,
roethke,
rofl,
roflol
British Dictionary definitions for roentgenotherapy
roentgenotherapy
rntgenotherapy
/ (ˌrɒntɡənəˈθɛrəpɪ, -tjə-, ˌrɛnt-) /
noun
the therapeutic use of X-rays