Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluorodeoxyglucose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: flu-o-rodeoxyglu-cose
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noun

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

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Etymology

From fluoro- + deoxy + glucose.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

FDG

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

deoxyglucose fluoroglucose radiochemistry radiomarker PET PETscan positron emission tomography

Synonyms

FDG

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What does fluorodeoxyglucose mean?: A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography
Where does fluorodeoxyglucose come from?: From fluoro- + deoxy + glucose.

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