(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.Emergency procedure: alternatives and connections
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Emergency procedure
(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
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(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.Words connected by meaning
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an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency";…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the medical profession; a physician.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, procedure, adopted, meet, emergency.Explore Academic Dictionary
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