"fluorodeoxyglucose" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: fluoro- + deoxy + glucose Etymology templates: {{af|en|fluoro-|deoxy|glucose}} fluoro- + deoxy + glucose Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fluorodeoxyglucose (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography Wikipedia link: en:fluorodeoxyglucose Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Synonyms: FDG Hypernyms: fluorocarbon, halocarbon, organic compound, sugar Hyponyms: 18F-FDG, 18F fluorodeoxyglucose, fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 Derived forms: 18F-FDG, 18F fluorodeoxyglucose, FDG, FDG-PET, FDG positron emission tomography, fluorodeoxyglucose F-18, fluorodeoxyglucose PET, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography Related terms: deoxyglucose, fluoroglucose, radiochemistry, radiomarker Coordinate_terms: PET, PETscan, positron emission tomography

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