nuclear medicine

[ noo-klee-er med-uh-sin, nyoo- ]

noun

1. diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.

nuclear medicine

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the use of radionuclides in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Pronunciation Note

See nuclear ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclear medicine¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Reports show that annual CT and nuclear medicine scans may cause 40,000 fatal cancers.

From The Daily Beast

Also important in the field of nuclear medicine is the veterinary scientist.

From Project Gutenberg

Nurses in nuclear medicine understand how to handle radioactivity.

From Project Gutenberg