radiotherapy
pronunciation
How to pronounce radiotherapy in British English:
UK [ˌreɪdiəʊˈθerəpi]
How to pronounce radiotherapy in American English:
US [ˌreɪdioʊˈθerəpi]
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- Noun:
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
Word Origin
- radiotherapy (n.)
- 1903, from radio- + therapy.
Example
- 1. Surgery , radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments advance constantly .
- 2. Acupuncture can relieve adverse reactions to radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy .
- 3. The transplant recipient 's body was prepared using radiotherapy and chemotherapy to suppress their own immune system .
- 4. Symptoms can include seizures and blindness , and treatment may involve surgery , chemotherapy or , ironically , radiotherapy .
- 5. Despite undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy , goody learned in february that cancer had spread to other organs and was warned she had only a short time to live .