brachytherapy
brachytherapy · brachytherapies
Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within the treatment volume,…Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
/ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short, not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendanFrom Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short, not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- + therapy.
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Forms
plural: brachytherapies| Singular | brachytherapy |
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Synonyms
4 synonymscurietherapyendocurietherapyinternal radiotherapysealed course radiotherapy
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmicrobrachytherapy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable