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ATOMIC COCKTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic cocktail mean?
• ATOMIC COCKTAIL (noun)
The noun ATOMIC COCKTAIL has 1 sense:
1. an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer
Familiarity information: ATOMIC COCKTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("atomic cocktail" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
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"Give me long life and throw me in the sea." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)