POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SCAN

Meaning of POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SCAN in English

a method of imaging the brain by recording activity, as measured by cerebral blood flow, in different parts.

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PET — Airport Name : Aeroporto Internacional de Pelotas Airport Location : Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil IATA Code : PET …
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POSITRON — n [Atomic Phys.] positron, positon
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EMISSION — n emission; also: [Com.] issuing, issue; banca de emission bank of issue
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TOMOGRAPHY — noun see: tome Date: 1935 a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object …
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POSITRON — noun Etymology: positive + -tron (as in electron) Date: 1933 a positively charged particle having the same mass and magnitude …
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TOMOGRAPHY — I Radiological technique for obtaining clear X-ray images of internal structures by focusing on a specific plane within the body …
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POSITRON — mass as an electron but with an electric charge of +1 (an electron has a charge of -1). It constitutes …
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SCAN — I. ˈskan, -aa(ə)n verb ( scanned ; scanned ; scanning ; scans ) Etymology: Middle English scannen, from Late Latin …
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TOMOGRAPHY — təˈmägrəfē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tomo- (from Greek tomos slice, section) + -graphy; probably originally formed …
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POSITRON — ˈpäzə.ˌträn noun ( -s ) Etymology: blend from positive electron : a positively charged particle having the same mass and …
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EMISSION — ēˈmishən, ə̇ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin emission-, emissio, from emissus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. obsolete : an …
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PET — (a.) Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory.
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EMISSION — (n.) That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly …
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EMISSION — (n.) The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the …
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PET — ( a. ) Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory.
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EMISSION — ( n. ) The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; …
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EMISSION — ( n. ) That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission …
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SCAN — — scannable , adj. /skan/ , v. , scanned, scanning , n. v.t. 1. to glance at or over or …
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POSITRON — /poz"i tron'/ , n. Physics. an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a …
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PET — /pet/ positron emission tomography. Cf. PET scan .
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PET — pet 1 — pettable , adj. /pet/ , n., adj., v., petted, petting . n. 1. any domesticated or tamed …
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TOMOGRAPHY — n. X-ray photography using a tomograph
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POSITRON — n. antiparticle of an electron, elementary particle equal in mass to the electron but with a positive electrical charge (Physics)
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SCAN — I. ˈskan verb ( scanned ; scan·ning ) Etymology: Middle English scannen, from Late Latin scandere, from Latin, to climb; …
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PET — I. ˈpet noun Etymology: perhaps back-formation from Middle English pety small — more at petty Date: 1508 1. a. : …
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TOMOGRAPHY — noun Etymology: Greek tomos section + International Scientific Vocabulary -graphy — more at tome Date: 1935 : a method of …
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POSITRON — noun Etymology: posi tive + -tron (as in electron ) Date: 1933 : a positively charged particle having the same …
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SCAN — vt to mount by steps; to go through with step by step. 2. scan ·vt to go over and examine …
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PET — vi to be a pet. 2. pet ·noun a cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand. 3. pet ·noun …
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EMISSION — noun that which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly …
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TOMOGRAPHY — [ tə'mɒgrəfi ] ■ noun a technique for displaying a cross section through a human body or other solid object …
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POSITRON — [ 'pɒzɪtrɒn ] ■ noun Physics a subatomic particle with the same mass as an electron and a numerically equal …
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TOMOGRAPHY — [to.mog.ra.phy] n [Gk tomos section + ISV -graphy--more at tome] (1935): a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the …
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SCAN — [scan] vb scanned ; scan.ning [ME scannen, fr. LL scandere, fr. L, to climb; akin to MIr sceinnid he springs, …
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POSITRON — [pos.i.tron] n [positive + -tron (as in electron)] (1933): a positively charged particle having the same mass and magnitude of …
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PET — [pet] abbreviation petroleum Pet abbreviation Peter PET abbreviation positron-emission tomography
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TOMOGRAPHY — radiologic technique for obtaining clear X-ray images of deep internal structures by focusing on a specific plane within the body. …
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POSITRON — also called positive electron, any positively charged subatomic particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as the electron …
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TOMOGRAPHY — tomography BrE AmE tə ʊ ˈmɒɡ rəf i AmE \ toʊ ˈmɑːɡ-
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POSITRON — positron BrE AmE ˈpɒz ɪ trɒn -ə- AmE \ ˈpɑːz ə trɑːn ▷ positron|s z
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PET — pet, PET BrE AmE pet ▷ pets pets ▷ petted ˈpet ɪd -əd AmE ˈpet̬ əd ▷ petting ˈpet ɪŋ …
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EMISSION — emission BrE AmE i ˈmɪʃ ə n ə- ▷ emission|s z
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TOMOGRAPHY — / təˈmɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈmɑːg-/ noun [ U ] a way of producing an image of the inside of the human …
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SCAN — / skæn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -nn- ) 1. [ vn ] scan sth (for sth) …
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POSITRON — / ˈpɒzɪtrɒn; NAmE ˈpɑːzɪtrɑːn/ noun ( physics ) a particle in an atom which has the same mass as an …
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PET — / pet; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. an animal, a bird, etc. that you have …
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PET — noun [ U ] 1. / ˌpiː iː ˈtiː; NAmE / an artificial substance used to make materials for packaging …
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EMISSION — / iˈmɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] ( formal ) the production or sending out of light, heat, …
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SCAN — I. scan 1 /skæn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle scanned , present participle scanning ) [ …
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POSITRON — pos ‧ i ‧ tron /ˈpɒzətrɒn, ˈpɒzɪtrɒn $ ˈpɑːzətrɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: positive …
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PET — I. pet 1 /pet/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from petty 'small' ] 1 . [countable] …
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TOMOGRAPHY — n. a method of radiography displaying details in a selected plane within the body. [Gk tome a cutting + -GRAPHY]
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SCAN — v. & n. --v. (scanned, scanning) 1 tr. look at intently or quickly (scanned the horizon; rapidly scanned the speech …
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POSITRON — n. Physics an elementary particle with a positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron and having the …
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PET — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a domestic or tamed animal kept for pleasure or companionship. 2 a darling, a …
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TOMOGRAPHY — n. a method of radiography displaying details in a selected plane within the body. [ Gk tome a cutting + …
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SCAN — v. & n. v. (scanned, scanning) 1 tr. look at intently or quickly (scanned the horizon; rapidly scanned the speech …
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POSITRON — n. Physics an elementary particle with a positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron and having the …
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PET — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a domestic or tamed animal kept for pleasure or companionship. 2 a darling, a …
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TOMOGRAPHY — n. a method of radiography displaying details in a selected plane within the body. Etymology: Gk tome a cutting + …
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SCAN — v. & n. --v. (scanned, scanning) 1. tr. look at intently or quickly (scanned the horizon; rapidly scanned the speech …
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