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Meaning of actinotherapy in English:

actinotherapy

Pronunciation /ˌaktɪnə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/

noun

rare Medicine

  • Originally: treatment of disease by means of light; = "phototherapy". In later use also: = "radiotherapy".

Origin

Early 20th century. From actino- + therapy, probably after German Actinotherapie.