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hyperfractionated

hyperfractionated adjective: fractionated to a greater than normal extent.

Adjective

hyperfractionated (not comparable)

  1. fractionated to a greater than normal extent
    • Both trials used a hyperfractionated, twice-daily RI schedule, to a total dose of 60 Gy in 1.5 Gy fractions.2015 September 2, Rolina Al-Wassia et al., “A retrospective study of head and neck re-irradiation for patients with recurrent or second primary head and neck cancer: the McGill University...

Origin of hyperfractionated

From hyper- + fractionated.

Questions about hyperfractionated

What does hyperfractionated mean?
Hyperfractionated means fractionated to a greater than normal extent.
What part of speech is hyperfractionated?
Hyperfractionated is an adjective.

Words near hyperfractionated in the dictionary

  1. hyperforinates
  2. hyperforins
  3. hyperform
  4. hyperformal
  5. hyperforms
  6. hyperfractionated
  7. hyperfractionation
  8. hyperfragile
  9. hyperfragment
  10. hyperfragmentation
  11. hyperfragmentations

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