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Radiopharmaceutical

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radiopharmaceutical /ra·dio·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal/ (-fahr?mah-soo´ti-k'l) a radioactive pharmaceutical, nuclide, or other chemical used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
ra·di·o·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal (rd--färm-st-kl)
n.
A radioactive compound used in diagnosis or therapy.
radi·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
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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