- radium therapy
- noun Date: 1904 radiotherapy
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radium therapy
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radium therapy — n RADIOTHERAPY * * * the treatment of disease by means of radium … Medical dictionary
radium therapy — n. the treatment of cancer or other diseases by the use of radium … English World dictionary
radium therapy — radioterapija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. curietherapy; radiotherapy; radium therapy vok. Curietherapie, f; Radiumtherapie, f rus. радиотерапия, f pranc. radiothérapie, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
radium therapy — noun the use of radium in radiation therapy • Syn: ↑Curietherapy • Hypernyms: ↑radiotherapy, ↑radiation therapy, ↑radiation, ↑actinotherapy, ↑irradiation * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
radium — n. Chem. a radioactive metallic element orig. obtained from pitchblende etc., used esp. in luminous materials and in radiotherapy. Usage: Symb.: Ra. Phrases and idioms: radium bomb a container holding a large quantity of radium and used in… … Useful english dictionary
radium — n. rare radioactive metallic element found in pitchblende, etc. ♦ radium therapy, n. medical treatment by radium … Dictionary of difficult words
Radium — The celebrated radioactive element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. * * * A metallic element, atomic no. 88, extracted in very minute quantities from pitchblende; 226Ra, its longest lived isotope, is produced as an intermediate in… … Medical dictionary
therapy — 1. The treatment of disease or disorder by any method. SEE ALSO: therapeutics. 2. In psychiatry, and clinical psychology, a short term for psychotherapy. SEE ALSO: psychotherapy … Medical dictionary
radium — /ray dee euhm/, n. 1. Chem. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; at. wt.: 226; at. no.: 88. 2. a lustrous rayon or silk fabric constructed in plain weave and used in women s apparel,… … Universalium
