(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.Gauze bandage
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
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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) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
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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unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; -- used for surgical dressings.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in appearance or character; soft, like cotton.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by orna…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments. It is of many patterns, b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, bleached, cotton, cloth, plain.Explore Academic Dictionary
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