TARGET ORGAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("target organ" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Domain category:

radiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation)

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