fluorodeoxyglucose

English

Etymology

From fluoro- +‎ deoxy +‎ glucose.

Noun

fluorodeoxyglucose (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography

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Hyponyms

  • 18F-FDG
  • 18F fluorodeoxyglucose
  • fluorodeoxyglucose F-18

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • 18F-FDG
  • 18F fluorodeoxyglucose
  • FDG
  • FDG-PET
  • FDG positron emission tomography
  • fluorodeoxyglucose F-18
  • fluorodeoxyglucose PET
  • fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

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