"hyperfractionation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: International scientific vocabulary, from hyper- + fractionation = hyper- + fraction + -ation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|fractionation}} hyper- + fractionation, {{confix|en|hyper|fraction|ation}} hyper- + fraction + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hyperfractionation (uncountable)
  1. (radiotherapy) An especially highly divided form of fractionation: the division of a total dose of radiation into many small fractions. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Radioactivity Hypernyms: fractionation Related terms: fractionated, hyperfractionated

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