radiosurgery
noun
radiosurgery is spelled R-A-D-I-O-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, radiosurgery means “The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of radiosurgery is radiosurgeries.
How many letters and syllables are in radiosurgery?
| Letters | 12: R-A-D-I-O-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is radiosurgery?
Radiosurgery appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce radiosurgery?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-radiosurgery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of radiosurgery
- radiosurgeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does radiosurgery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Radiosurgery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | radiochirurgie |
| German | Radiochirurgie |
| Portuguese | radiocirurgia |
| Spanish | radiocirugía |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.