Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
microwave therapy Audio
mi·cro·wave ther·a·py [ my-kroh-wayv thayr-uh-pee ]
Definitions related to microwave therapy:
  • A type of treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer drugs.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (microwave thermotherapy) Any procedure in which microwave irradiation is used for the purpose of heating and destroying the surrounding tissue.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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