roentgenotherapy

American

[rent-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, -juh-, ruhnt-] / ˌrɛnt gə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt- /

noun

treatment of disease by means of x-rays.

roentgenotherapy British

/ ˌrɛnt-, -tjə-, ˌrɒntɡənəˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

the therapeutic use of X-rays

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Etymology

Origin of roentgenotherapy

First recorded in 1900–05; roentgeno- + therapy

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In other most unfortunate cases I have seen perichondritis of the laryngeal cartilages with subsequent stenosis occurring after the roentgenotherapy.

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