Definition of Yttrium-90

1. Noun. (isotope) An isotope of yttrium, (nuclide 90 39 Y), that is used in radiotherapy ¹

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Medical Definition of Yttrium-90

1. An artificial radioactive isotope with a physical half-life of 2.67 days which decays with the emission of a 2.282 Mev b particle; used as an implant in pituitary ablation. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Yttrium-90

ytterbite
ytterbium
ytterbium oxide
ytterbium oxides
ytterbiums
ytterbous
yttria
yttrialite
yttrialites
yttrian
yttrias
yttric
yttriferous
yttrious
yttrium
yttrium-90 (current term)
yttrium isotopes
yttrium radioisotopes
yttriums
yttro-
yttro-cerite
yttro-tantalite
yttrocerite
yttrocolumbite
yttrotantalite
yttrotantalites
yttrotitanite
yttrotitanites
yturned
yu

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