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radioembolism

radioembolism noun: a radiotherapy in which radioactive nanoparticles are injected into an artery and travel to an organ (typically the liver) where they settle.

Noun

radioembolism (uncountable)

  1. A radiotherapy in which radioactive nanoparticles are injected into an artery and travel to an organ (typically the liver) where they settle

Origin of radioembolism

From radio- + embolism.

Questions about radioembolism

What does radioembolism mean?
Radioembolism means a radiotherapy in which radioactive nanoparticles are injected into an artery and travel to an organ (typically the liver) where they settle.
What part of speech is radioembolism?
Radioembolism is a noun.

Words near radioembolism in the dictionary

  1. radioelement
  2. radioelements
  3. radioembolic
  4. radioembolisation
  5. radioembolisations
  6. radioembolism
  7. radioembolization
  8. radioembolizations
  9. radioemitter
  10. radioemitters
  11. radioenhancement

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