Definitions For Brachytherapy

Noun

BRACHYTHERAPY. (countable and uncountable, plural BRACHYTHERAPYs) radiotherapy, radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.

Synonyms

internal radiotherapy sealed course radiotherapy curietherapy endocurietherapy

Derived terms

microbrachytherapy

Translations

French: curiethérapie Italian: brachiterapia, f Portuguese: braquiterapia, f Spanish: braquiterapia, f

Etymology

From {{der, en, grc, βραχύς, t=not far off}} + θεραπεία, t=attendance, treatment, healing, service; {{af, en, brachy-, therapy}}.

Is Brachytherapy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
31
Words with Friends
30

The word Brachytherapy is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends

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