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therapy vs radiotherapy

radiotherapy vs therapy

therapy and radiotherapy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
therapy Yes No No No
radiotherapy Yes No No No
As nouns, radiotherapy is a hyponym of therapy; that is, radiotherapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than therapy:
  • therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
  • radiotherapy: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, heliotherapy, insolation, hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, immunotherapy, infrared therapy, inflation therapy, electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy, botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, psychotherapy, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.
therapy (noun) radiotherapy (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
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