Actinotherapy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Actinotherapy is a noun meaning (medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
Meaning
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
Example Sentences
Apart from tuberculosis and open wounds, the other main indication found for actinotherapy was rickets.
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.
Synonyms for actinotherapy
Depending on context, synonyms include irradiation, radiotherapy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include radiotherapy, irradiation, actinotherapeutics, autotherapy, dermatotherapy, photochemotherapy.
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