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Definition of Nitrogen-13
1. Noun. (isotope) A radioactive isotope of nitrogen, (nuclide 13 7 N), having seven protons and six neutrons, and a half-life of less than ten minutes; it is used in positron emission tomography ¹
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Medical Definition of Nitrogen-13
1. A cyclotron-produced, positron-emitting radioisotope of nitrogen with a half-life of 9.97 minutes; used in protein metabolism studies and in positron-emission tomography. (05 Mar 2000)