Medical term:
rubidium
rubidium
[roo-bid´e-um]a chemical element, atomic number 37, atomic weight 85.47, symbol Rb. (See Appendix 6.)
rubidium 82 a radioactive isotope of rubidium having a half-life of 1.273 minutes and decaying by positron emission. It is used as a tracer in positron emission tomography.
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ru·bid·i·um (Rb),
(rū-bid'ē-ŭm),An alkali element, atomic no. 37, atomic wt. 85.4678; its salts have been used in medicine for the same purposes as the corresponding sodium or potassium salts.
[L. rubidus, reddish, dark red, fr. rubeo, to be red]
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rubidium
A rare alkali element (atomic number 37; atomic weight 85.47).Fringe oncology
Rubidium is believed to have anticarcinogenic properties, and may be used by some fringe oncologists as a high-pH therapy for cancer.
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ru·bid·i·um
(rū-bid'ē-ŭm)An alkali element, atomic no. 37, atomic wt. 85.4678; its salts have been used in medicine for the same purposes as the corresponding sodium or potassium salts.
[L. rubidus, reddish, dark red, fr. rubeo, to be red]
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