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- [rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee]
- /ˌreɪ di oʊˈθɛr ə pi/
- /ˌreɪ.di.əʊˈθer.ə.pi/
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- [rey-dee-oh-ther-uh-pee]
- /ˌreɪ di oʊˈθɛr ə pi/
Definitions of radiotherapy word
- noun radiotherapy treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances. 1
- noun radiotherapy x-ray treatment 1
- uncountable noun radiotherapy Radiotherapy is the treatment of diseases such as cancer by using radiation. 0
- noun radiotherapy 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 0
- noun radiotherapy the treatment of disease by the use of X-rays or rays from a radioactive substance 0
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Origin of radiotherapy
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; radio- + therapy
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Parts of speech for Radiotherapy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
radiotherapy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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