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noun
The use of ionizing radiation to treat disease, especially cancer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: irradiation, radiotherapy, therapeutic radiology
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: radiotherapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: therapy
Narrower terms: phototherapy, radium therapy, Curietherapy, X-ray therapy
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