roentgenotherapy

[ rent-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, -juh-, ruhnt- ]

noun

1. treatment of disease by means of x-rays.

roentgenotherapy

/ ˌrɛnt-; -tjə-; ˌrɒntɡənəˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. the therapeutic use of X-rays

Word History and Origins

Origin of roentgenotherapy¹

First recorded in 1900–05; roentgeno- + therapy

Example Sentences

In other most unfortunate cases I have seen perichondritis of the laryngeal cartilages with subsequent stenosis occurring after the roentgenotherapy.

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