Kien·böck u·nit (X),
(kēn'bōrk), an obsolete unit of x-ray dosage.
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Kienböck unit
An obsolete unit equal to 1/10 erythema dose, formerly used to semi-quantify radiation.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Kienböck,
Robert, Austrian radiologist, 1871-1953. Kienböck atrophy - acute atrophy of bone in an extremity following inflammation.
Kienböck disease - osteolysis of the lunate bone following trauma to the wrist. Synonym(s): lunatomalacia
Kienböck dislocation - dislocation of semilunar bone.
Kienböck unit - an obsolete unit of x-ray dosage equivalent to 1/10 the erythema dose.
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