nuclear magnetic resonance

nuclear magnetic resonance definition - medical

nuclear magnetic resonance

noun
Abbr. NMR The absorption of electromagnetic radiation of a specific frequency by an atomic nucleus that is placed in a strong magnetic field, used especially in spectroscopic studies of molecular structure and in medicine to measure rates of metabolism.

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