Speakur

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hypofractionation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pofrac-tion-a-tion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

radiation therapy in which the total dose is divided into a smaller than usual number of higher doses

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hypo- + fractionation.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypofractionations (plural)

Derived Forms

ultrahypofractionation

Frequently Paired Words

hypofraction hypofractional

Questions

What does hypofractionation mean?
radiation therapy in which the total dose is divided into a smaller than usual number of higher doses
Where does hypofractionation come from?
From hypo- + fractionation.

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