radiopharmaceutical /ra·dio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal/ (-fahr″mah-soo´tĭ-k'l) a radioactive pharmaceutical, nuclide, or other chemical used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
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radiopharmaceutical [ra″de-o-fahr″mah-soo´tĭ-k'l]
radiopharmaceutical
ra·di·o·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal (r  d - -färm -s  t -kl)n. A radioactive compound used in diagnosis or therapy. ra di·o·pharma·ceuti·cal adj. |
Radiopharmaceutical
A radioactive pharmaceutical or chemical (usually radioactive iodine or cobalt) used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
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radiopharmaceutical
[-fär′məso̅o̅′tikəl]
Etymology: L, radiare + Gk, pharmakeuein, to give a drug
a drug that contains radioactive atoms. Kinds of radiopharmaceuticals are diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, research radiopharmaceutical, and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical.
radiopharmaceutical [ra″de-o-fahr″mah-soo´tĭ-k'l]
a radioactive pharmaceutical, nuclide, or other chemical used for diagnostic purposes or for radiation therapy.
radiopharmaceutical
a radioactive pharmaceutical used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See also radionuclide.
radiopharmaceutical
Radioactive drug Radiology A drug, compound or other material labeled or tagged with a radioisotope, which is used to diagnose or treat cancer and manage pain of bone metastases
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