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actinotherapy

noun ac·ti·no·ther·a·py \ -ˈther-ə-pē \

medical Definition of actinotherapy

plural actinotherapies

: application for therapeutic purposes of the chemically active rays of the electromagnetic spectrum (as ultraviolet light or X-rays)

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