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radiosensitization

radiosensitization noun: treatment of a tumour with radiant heat in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment.

Noun

radiosensitization (plural radiosensitizations)

  1. treatment of a tumour with radiant heat in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment

Forms of radiosensitization

pluralradiosensitizations

Origin of radiosensitization

From radio- + sensitization.

Words formed from radiosensitization

Questions about radiosensitization

What does radiosensitization mean?
Radiosensitization means treatment of a tumour with radiant heat in order to make it more susceptible to radiation treatment.
What part of speech is radiosensitization?
Radiosensitization is a noun.
What is the plural of radiosensitization?
The plural of radiosensitization is radiosensitizations.

Words near radiosensitization in the dictionary

  1. radiosensitising
  2. radiosensitive
  3. radiosensitiveness
  4. radiosensitivities
  5. radiosensitivity
  6. radiosensitization
  7. radiosensitizations
  8. radiosensitize
  9. radiosensitized
  10. radiosensitizer
  11. radiosensitizers

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