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radiopharmaceutical

noun
ra路​dio路​phar路​ma路​ceu路​ti路​cal | \ 藢r膩-d膿-艒-藢f盲r-m蓹-藞s眉-ti-k蓹l How to pronounce radiopharmaceutical (audio) \

Definition of radiopharmaceutical

: a radioactive drug used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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radiopharmaceutical adjective

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 Chief Executive Vasant Narasimhan said the early success of that product, Lutathera, had underlined the potential of radiopharmaceuticals. — Donato Paolo Mancini, WSJ, "Novartis to Buy Cancer-Drug Maker Endocyte for $2.1 Billion," 18 Oct. 2018

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First Known Use of radiopharmaceutical

1952, in the meaning defined above

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radiopharmaceutical

noun
ra路​dio路​phar路​ma路​ceu路​ti路​cal | \ 藢r膩d-膿-艒-藢f盲r-m蓹-藞s眉t-i-k蓹l How to pronounce radiopharmaceutical (audio) \

Medical Definition of radiopharmaceutical

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a radioactive drug used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

radiopharmaceutical

adjective

Medical Definition of radiopharmaceutical (Entry 2 of 2)

: of, relating to, or being a radiopharmaceutical radiopharmaceutical agents

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