r 1 a 1 d 2 i 1 o 1 t 1 h 4 e 1 r 1 a 1 p 3 y 4
12 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
originEtymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English…
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