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radiotherapy definition

radio·thera·py (-t̸her′ə pē)

noun

the treatment of disease by the use of X-rays or rays from a radioactive substance

Etymology: radio- + therapy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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