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noun
Any radioactive substance used as a pharmaceutical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic
History
Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- English pharmaceutical English radiopharmaceutical From radio- + pharmaceutical.
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