Synonyms for actinotherapy

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radiation · radiation therapy · irradiation · radiotherapy

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.

Example sentences

• radiation Mercury's surface is blasted by solar radiation.
• irradiation Red Light Irradiation was a word that was used on a daily basis in the GDR.
• radiotherapy Her first course of treatment was radiotherapy.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

radiation⁴

11 letters

irradiation⁵

12 letters

radiotherapy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (radiation⁴ = 4 syllables).