nuclear medicine

noun

The branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Meanings

nounnuclear medicine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 核醫學 /核医学
  • 核醫學 /核医学 (héyīxué)branch of medicine
Dutch nucleaire geneeskunde
  • nucleaire geneeskundebranch of medicine
Finnish isotooppilääketiede
  • isotooppilääketiedebranch of medicine
Indonesian kedokteran nuklir
  • kedokteran nuklirbranch of medicine
Korean 핵의학
  • 핵의학 (haeguihak)branch of medicine
Malay perubatan nuklear
  • perubatan nuklearbranch of medicine
Vietnamese y học hạt nhân
  • y học hạt nhânbranch of medicine
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APA

nuclear medicine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20medicine

MLA

“nuclear medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20medicine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear medicine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20medicine.

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