Actinotherapy
radiotherapy, especially using ultraviolet rays.
noun
a former name for radiotherapy
actinotherapy ac·ti·no·ther·a·py (āk’tə-nō-thěr’ə-pē)
n.
The therapeutic use of ultraviolet light.
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