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(NOO-klee-er MEH-dih-sin SKAN)
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| A method of diagnostic imaging that uses very small amounts of radioactive material. The patient is injected with a liquid that contains the radioactive substance, which collects in the part of the body to be imaged. Sophisticated instruments detect the radioactive substance in the body and process that information into an image. |
Previous Definitions: | NR-LU-10 antigen, NSAID, NSC 655649, nuclear grade, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging | Next Definitions: | nucleotide, nucleus, nurse, nursing home, nutraceutical |
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