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actinotherapy

[ ak-tin-oh-ther-uh-pee, ak-tuh-noh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. radiotherapy, especially using ultraviolet rays.


actinotherapy

/ ˌæktɪnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

  1. a former name for radiotherapy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of actinotherapy1

First recorded in 1900–05; actino- + therapy

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