gamma knife
English
Etymology
Blend
of
gamma ray
+
knife
Noun
gamma
knife
(
plural
gamma knives
)
(
medicine
)
A
machine
that
produces
and
focuses
beams
of
gamma rays
at a specific location in the body, used to burn up
diseased
tissues
.
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