gamma knife

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of gamma ray +‎ knife

Noun[edit]

gamma knife (plural gamma knives)

  1. (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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