| PET scan |
An imaging study that helps to distinguish cancer from benign tissue and assesses the response of cancer to therapy. A patient is injected with a tiny amount of radioactive material that is combined with a sugar. The test works on the principle that tumors metabolize (use up) more sugar than normal tissue.
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| petechia |
Tiny red spots on the skin.
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| PET |
precision end trimmed, referring to lumber that has been trimmed to a specific length
Ãâó: doityourself.com/lumber/abcconstruction.htm
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| petechial |
punktf?mig
Ãâó: www.schuett-abraham.de/glossar.htm
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| petroleum |
a substance occurring naturally in the earth in sold, liquid, or gaseous state and composed mainly of mixtures of chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen, with or without other nonmetallic elements such as sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Ãâó: www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/new/oilvocab.html
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