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radiotherapy vs radium therapy

radium therapy vs radiotherapy

radiotherapy and radium therapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radiotherapy Yes No No No
radium therapy Yes No No No
As nouns, radium therapy is a hyponym of radiotherapy; that is, radium therapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than radiotherapy:
  • radiotherapy: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  • radium therapy: the use of radium in radiation therapy
Other hyponyms of radiotherapy include phototherapy, Curietherapy, X-ray therapy.
radiotherapy (noun) radium therapy (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance the use of radium in radiation therapy
Difference between radiotherapy and radium therapy

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