brachytherapy

/ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

brachytherapy noun: radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.

Noun

brachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.

Synonyms:

internal radiotherapy, sealed course radiotherapy, curietherapy, endocurietherapy

brachytherapy meaning in Indonesian

brachytherapy in Indonesian

type of radiotherapy: brakiterapi

Synonyms of brachytherapy

internal radiotherapy
sealed course radiotherapy
curietherapy
endocurietherapy

Forms of brachytherapy

plural	brachytherapies

Origin of brachytherapy

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short, not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- + therapy.

Words formed from brachytherapy

microbrachytherapy

Questions about brachytherapy

What does brachytherapy mean?: Brachytherapy means radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
What is brachytherapy in Indonesian?: Brachytherapy in Indonesian is brakiterapi. See Brachytherapy meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is brachytherapy?: Brachytherapy is a noun.
How do you pronounce brachytherapy?: Brachytherapy is pronounced /ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/.
What is the plural of brachytherapy?: The plural of brachytherapy is brachytherapies.

Words near brachytherapy in the dictionary

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