(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.Pulmonary reserve
the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
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(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) 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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the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: additional, volume, lungs, inhale, exhale.Explore Academic Dictionary
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