n. the measurement of doses, especially of ionizing radiation
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Measurement of doses; specif., a system of therapeutics which uses but few remedies, mostly alkaloids, and gives them in doses fixed by certain rules.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The accurate measurement of the doses of medicines.
n. A system of therapeutics in which treatment is directed chiefly toward the symptoms and consists in the administration of alkaloids in the form of granules at definite intervals, each granule containing a single dose of the remedy of proper amount for administration at the prescribed interval.
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n. measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source
Word Usage
"Wearing a dosimetry badge on his shirt to monitor his own exposure to radiation, he stopped his truck at a spot overlooking a slope that will be used to store waste "tailings," the 91.5% of the mine's output that will be unusable."