radioimmunotherapy | definition: experimental internal radiation treatment in which radioactive isotopes attached to antibodies from the tumor cells are injected into the body. The bloodstream carries the antibodies to the tumor where the isotopes attack and kill malignant cells. (en) term type: main entry term part of speech: noun number: singular reliability code: 9 |
radioimmunoglobulin therapy | term type: synonym reliability code: 8 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: see radioimmunotherapy. (en) |
radioinmunoterapia | term type: main entry term part of speech: noun gender: feminine number: singular definition: radioterapia investigacional que consiste en la administración de la radiación directamente al cáncer a través del torrente sanguíneo. Isótopos radioactivos, que previamente se han adherido a anticuerpos producidos de células extraídas del tumor, se inyectan de nuevo en el torrente sanguíneo del paciente. Estos isótopos entonces se adhieren al tumor, atacan y matan las células. (es) reliability code: 9 |