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scin⋅ti⋅gram

[sin-ti-gram]
–noun
a paper printout or photographic record indicating the intensity and distribution of radioactivity in tissues after administration of a radioactive tracer.
Also called gammagram.


Origin:
1950–55; scinti(llation) + -gram 1
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scin·ti·gram   (sĭn'tĭ-grām')   
n.  A two-dimensional record of the distribution of a radioactive tracer in a tissue or organ, obtained by means of a scanning scintillation counter. Also called scintigraph, scintiscan.

[scinti(llation) + -gram.]
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Main Entry: scin·ti·gram
Pronunciation: 'sin-t&-"gram
Function: noun
: a picture produced by scintigraphy
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scintigram scin·ti·gram (sĭn'tĭ-grām')
n.
A two-dimensional record of the distribution of a radioactive tracer in a tissue or organ. Also called photoscan, scintigraph, scintiscan.

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