Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actinotherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: actinother-a-py
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I shall discuss in the following chapter the underlying principles and indications of actinotherapy in each of the diseases enumerated."
"The author reports a series of 160 cases of peritoneal and genital tuberculosis in the female, about half of which were treated by actinotherapy and heliotherapy, while the other half were given radiotherapy."
"Apart from tuberculosis and open wounds, the other main indication found for actinotherapy was rickets."

Etymology

From actino- + therapy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: actino

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

actinism actinotherapeutic actinotherapeutics

Synonyms

radiotherapy radiation therapy radiation irradiation

Questions

What does actinotherapy mean?: The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
Where does actinotherapy come from?: From actino- + therapy.

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