radioimmunoassay
noun
ra·dio·im·mu·no·as·say
ˌrā-dē-ˌō-i-myə-nō-ˈa-ˌsā 
-i-ˌmyü-,
-a-ˈsā
: immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled
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The remaining half was awarded to Yalow for the development of radioimmunoassays, which detect substances in the body that exist in very small quantities.
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radioimmunoassay
noun
ra·dio·im·mu·no·as·say
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˌim-yə-nō-ˈas-ˌā, -im-ˌyü-, -a-ˈsā
: immunoassay of a substance (as insulin) that has been radiolabeled
—abbreviation RIA
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