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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

deoxyfluoroglucosefdgfluoroglucose

Etymology

From fluoro- + deoxy + glucose.

Related phrases

18F fluorodeoxyglucose18F-FDGFDG positron emission tomographyFDG-PETfluorodeoxyglucose F-18fluorodeoxyglucose PETfluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographypositron emission tomography

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