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gamma knife

gamma knife noun: a machine that produces and focuses beams of gamma rays at a specific location in the body, used to burn up diseased tissues.

Noun

gamma knife (plural gamma knives)

  1. A machine that produces and focuses beams of gamma rays at a specific location in the body, used to burn up diseased tissues.

Forms of gamma knife

pluralgamma knives

Origin of gamma knife

Blend of gamma ray + knife.

Questions about gamma knife

What does gamma knife mean?
Gamma knife means a machine that produces and focuses beams of gamma rays at a specific location in the body, used to burn up diseased tissues.
What part of speech is gamma knife?
Gamma knife is a noun.
What is the plural of gamma knife?
The plural of gamma knife is gamma knives.

Words near gamma knife in the dictionary

  1. gamma functions
  2. gamma garden
  3. gamma globulin
  4. gamma globulins
  5. gamma iron
  6. gamma knife
  7. gamma knives
  8. gamma male
  9. gamma males
  10. gamma of the gamma
  11. gamma particle

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