Etymology

brachytherapy

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Today it means: Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βραχύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβραχύς“short, not far off”
  2. English todaybrachytherapy

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short, not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- + therapy.

Words from the same roots

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