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nuclear medicine

–noun
diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.

Origin:
1950–55
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nuclear medicine  
n.  The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radionuclides in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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Main Entry: nuclear medicine
Function: noun
: a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nuclear medicine n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radionuclides in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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