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| Element | |
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| Term | Element |
| Short definition | element (EH-leh-ment) A fundamental part of a whole. In chemistry, refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or transformed into another substance. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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element - (pronounced) (EH-leh-ment) A fundamental part of a whole. In chemistry, refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or transformed into another substance. The basic part of an element is an atom, which contains protons, neutrons and electrons. All atoms of an element have the same number of protons. Examples of elements are hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and calcium
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