Nucleotide
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| Term | Nucleotide |
| Short definition | nuclear medicine scan - (pronounced) (NOO-klee-er MEH-dih-sin skan) A method that uses radioactive substances to take pictures of areas inside the body. The radioactive substance is injected into the body and localizes and attaches to specific cells or tissues, including cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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nucleotide - (pronounced) (NOO-klee-oh flood) A building block for nucleic acids (the molecules in cells that carry genetic information). Nucleotides are joined end to end to form the nucleic acids DNA and RNA
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