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absorbed dose

noun Physics.
  1. dose(def 4a).
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British Dictionary definitions for absorbed dose

absorbed dose

noun
  1. the amount of energy transferred by nuclear or ionizing radiation to a unit mass of absorbing material
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absorbed dose in Medicine

absorbed dose

(əb-zôrbd′)
n.
  1. The quantity of radiation energy, expressed in rads, that is administered or absorbed per unit mass of target.
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