Radiotherapy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌeɪdɪoʊθˈɛɹəpi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌeɪdɪəʊθˈɛɹəpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌeɪdɪəʊθˈɛɹəpi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹˌeɪdɪoʊθˈɛɹəpi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

radiation radiation therapy irradiation actinotherapy

Word Forms

radiotherapist

noun

a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strahlentherapie

(Medizin) die Behandlung von Krankheiten (insbesondere Krebs) durch Exposition gegenüber einer radioaktiven Substanz

🇫🇷French

radiothérapie

(médecine) traitement d'une maladie (en particulier du cancer) par exposition à une substance radioactive

🇪🇸Spanish

radioterapia

(medicina) el tratamiento de una enfermedad (especialmente el cáncer) mediante la exposición a una sustancia radiactiva

🇮🇹Italian

radioterapia

(medicina) il trattamento di malattie (soprattutto cancro) mediante esposizione a una sostanza radioattiva

🇳🇱Dutch

radiotherapie

(geneesmiddel) de behandeling van ziekten (vooral kanker) door blootstelling aan een radioactieve stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

radioterapia

(medicamento) o tratamento de doenças (especialmente câncer) por exposição a uma substância radioativa

🇷🇺Russian

лучевая терапия

(медицина) лечение болезней (особенно рака) путем воздействия радиоактивного вещества.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेडियोथेरेपी

(चिकित्सा) किसी रेडियोधर्मी पदार्थ के संपर्क से रोग (विशेषकर कैंसर) का उपचार

🇧🇩Bengali

রেডিওথেরাপি

(ঔষধ) একটি তেজস্ক্রিয় পদার্থের এক্সপোজার দ্বারা রোগের (বিশেষত ক্যান্সার) চিকিত্সা

🇮🇳Tamil

கதிரியக்க சிகிச்சை

(மருந்து) ஒரு கதிரியக்கப் பொருளை வெளிப்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் நோய் (குறிப்பாக புற்றுநோய்) சிகிச்சை

🇮🇳Telugu

రేడియోథెరపీ

(ఔషధం) రేడియోధార్మిక పదార్ధానికి గురికావడం ద్వారా వ్యాధి (ముఖ్యంగా క్యాన్సర్) చికిత్స

🇮🇳Marathi

रेडिओथेरपी

(औषध) किरणोत्सर्गी पदार्थाच्या संपर्कात राहून रोगाचा (विशेषत: कर्करोग) उपचार

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેડિયોથેરાપી

(દવા) કિરણોત્સર્ગી પદાર્થના સંપર્ક દ્વારા રોગ (ખાસ કરીને કેન્સર) ની સારવાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೇಡಿಯೊಥೆರಪಿ

(ಔಷಧಿ) ವಿಕಿರಣಶೀಲ ವಸ್ತುವಿಗೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರೋಗದ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸರ್).

🇮🇳Malayalam

റേഡിയോ തെറാപ്പി

(മരുന്ന്) റേഡിയോ ആക്ടീവ് പദാർത്ഥവുമായി സമ്പർക്കം പുലർത്തുന്നതിലൂടെ രോഗത്തിൻ്റെ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കാൻസർ) ചികിത്സ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਡੀਓਥੈਰੇਪੀ

(ਦਵਾਈ) ਇੱਕ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਐਕਟਿਵ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੇ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੈਂਸਰ) ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریڈیو تھراپی

(طب) تابکار مادے کی نمائش سے بیماری (خاص طور پر کینسر) کا علاج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放射治疗

（医学）通过接触放射性物质来治疗疾病（尤其是癌症）

🇯🇵Japanese

放射線療法

（医学）放射性物質への曝露による病気（特に癌）の治療

🇰🇷Korean

방사선 요법

(의학) 방사성 물질에 노출되어 질병(특히 암)을 치료하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xạ trị

(y học) việc điều trị bệnh (đặc biệt là ung thư) bằng cách tiếp xúc với chất phóng xạ

🇹🇭Thai

รังสีบำบัด

(ยา) การรักษาโรค (โดยเฉพาะมะเร็ง) โดยการสัมผัสกับสารกัมมันตภาพรังสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

radioterapi

(Obat) pengobatan penyakit (terutama kanker) dengan paparan zat radioaktif

🇲🇾Malay

radioterapi

(ubat) rawatan penyakit (terutama kanser) dengan pendedahan kepada bahan radioaktif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العلاج الإشعاعي

(طب) علاج المرض (خاصة السرطان) عن طريق التعرض لمادة مشعة

🇮🇷Persian

رادیوتراپی

(دارو) درمان بیماری (به ویژه سرطان) با قرار گرفتن در معرض مواد رادیواکتیو

🇹🇷Turkish

radyoterapi

(tıp) radyoaktif bir maddeye maruz kalma yoluyla hastalığın (özellikle kanserin) tedavisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הקרנות

(רפואה) טיפול במחלות (במיוחד סרטן) על ידי חשיפה לחומר רדיואקטיבי

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