radium therapy or treatment

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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 — treatment of disease by means of radium. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

• radium therapy — noun the use of radium in radiation therapy • Syn: ↑Curietherapy • Hypernyms: ↑radiotherapy, ↑radiation therapy, ↑radiation, ↑actinotherapy, ↑irradiation * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• 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 — 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

• 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

• Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

• occupational therapy — Synonyms and related words: Arica movement, Erhard Seminars Training, Metrazol therapy, New Consciousness, Pentothal interview, SAT, T group, X ray therapy, actinotherapy, aerosol therapy, aerotherapeutics, aerotherapy, arsenotherapy,… …   Moby Thesaurus