radiopharmaceutical

radiopharmaceutical

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ra·dio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal .rād-ē-ō-.fär-mə-'süt-i-kəl n a radioactive drug used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
radiopharmaceutical adj of, relating to, or being a radiopharmaceutical <\radiopharmaceutical agents>

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ra·dio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal (ra″de-o-fahr″mə-sooґtĭ-kəl) a radioactive pharmaceutical, nuclide, or other chemical used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

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  • radiopharmaceutical — noun Date: 1952 a radioactive drug used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • radiopharmaceutical adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • radiopharmaceutical — noun pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy • Hypernyms: ↑pharmaceutical, ↑pharmaceutic * * * radiopharmaceutical pharmacist, pharmacology (etc.), pharmacy: see radio 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • radiopharmaceutical — noun Any radioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical …   Wiktionary

  • radiopharmaceutical — ra·dio·pharmaceutical …   English syllables

  • radiopharmaceutical — ra•di•o•phar•ma•ceu•ti•cal [[t]ˌreɪ di oʊˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) pha a radioactive drug used diagnostically or therapeutically 2) of or pertaining to radiopharmaceuticals • Etymology: 1950–55 …   From formal English to slang

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