(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine.Rate of respiration: alternatives and connections
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Rate of respiration
the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
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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 elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the he…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, wh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to lef…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rate, inhales, exhales, measured, obtain.Explore Academic Dictionary
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