radiosurgery

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noun

The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue.

OriginEnglish surgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounradiosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural radiosurgeries)

plural radiosurgeries

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue.

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  6. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  10. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  11. Ancient Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
  12. Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
  13. Latinchīrūrgia
  14. Old Frenchsurgie
  15. Old Frenchsurgerie
  16. Middle Englishsurgerie
  17. Englishsurgery
  18. Englishradiosurgery

From radio- + surgery.

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Translations

Arabic جِرَاحَة إِشْعَاعِيَّة
  • جِرَاحَة إِشْعَاعِيَّةTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 放射手術 /放射手术
  • 放射手術 /放射手术 (fàngshè shǒushù)Translations
Estonian skiiritusravi
  • skiiritusraviTranslations
Finnish sädekirurgia, radiokirurgia
  • sädekirurgiaTranslations
  • radiokirurgiaTranslations
French radiochirurgie
  • radiochirurgieTranslations
German Radiochirurgie
  • RadiochirurgieTranslations
Greek ακτινοχειρουργική
  • ακτινοχειρουργική (aktinocheirourgikí)Translations
Hebrew רַדְיוֹכִירוּרְגְּיָה
  • רַדְיוֹכִירוּרְגְּיָה (rádyokhirurgya)Translations
Italian radiochirurgia
  • radiochirurgiaTranslations
Lithuanian radiochirurgija
  • radiochirurgijaTranslations
Persian رادیوجراحی
  • رادیوجراحی (râdiyojarrâhi)Translations
Portuguese radiocirurgia
  • radiocirurgiaTranslations
Russian радиохирурги́я
  • радиохирурги́я (radioxirurgíja)Translations
Spanish radiocirugía
  • radiocirugíaTranslations
Turkish radyocerrahi
  • radyocerrahiTranslations
Ukrainian радіохірургі́я
  • радіохірургі́я (radioxirurhíja)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

radiosurgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiosurgery

MLA

“radiosurgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiosurgery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiosurgery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiosurgery.

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