radiotherapy
English Thesaurus
1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance (noun.act)
hypernym | : | therapy, |
definition | : | (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | phototherapy, |
definition | : | the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | x-ray therapy, |
definition | : | the therapeutic use of X rays (noun.act) |
domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | radiologist, radiotherapist, |
definition | : | a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease (noun.person) |
derivation | : | radiologist, radiotherapist, |
definition | : | a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease (noun.person) |
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