What does "actinotherapy" mean?

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

Actinotherapy

Common synonyms include: irradiation, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy.

noun

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Noun

1
The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy. uncountable
"I shall discuss in the following chapter the underlying principles and indications of actinotherapy in each of the diseases enumerated."
2
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance wordnet

"I shall discuss in the following chapter the underlying principles and indications of actinotherapy in each of the diseases enumerated."

From actino- + therapy.

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