Definition of Bone scan

1. Noun. (medicine) An X-ray of bone taken after injection of radioactive material that accumulates there and reveals its structure. ¹

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Medical Definition of Bone scan

1. A study of the body skeleton. A dose of radioactive substance is injected and the scan (taken a little time later) reads the distribution of the radioactivity. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bone Scan

bone meal
bone metastases
bone metastases in kids
bone morphogenetic protein
bone morphogenetic proteins
bone nails
bone of contention
bone oil
bone phosphate
bone plate
bone plates
bone reflex
bone regeneration
bone remodeling
bone resorption
bone scan (current term)
bone scan: falsely negative metastases
bone sclerosis
bone sensibility
bone spavin
bone structure
bone structures
bone substitutes
bone tissue
bone transplantation
bone tumour
bone up
bone wax
bone wires
bone within a bone

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