Meaning of Actinotherapy | Babel Free

Definitions

The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.

uncountable

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Examples

“I shall discuss in the following chapter the underlying principles and indications of actinotherapy in each of the diseases enumerated.”

“The author reports a series of 160 cases of peritoneal and genital tuberculosis in the female, about half of which were treated by actinotherapy and heliotherapy, while the other half were given radiotherapy.”

“Apart from tuberculosis and open wounds, the other main indication found for actinotherapy was rickets.”

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