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RADIOTHERAPIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radiotherapist mean? 

RADIOTHERAPIST (noun)
  The noun RADIOTHERAPIST has 1 sense:

1. a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of diseaseplay

  Familiarity information: RADIOTHERAPIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RADIOTHERAPIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

radiologist; radiotherapist

Hypernyms ("radiotherapist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Derivation:

radiotherapy ((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance)


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