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bone scan

bone scan noun: an X-ray of bone taken after injection of radioactive material that accumulates there and reveals its structure.

Noun

bone scan (plural bone scans)

  1. An X-ray of bone taken after injection of radioactive material that accumulates there and reveals its structure.

Forms of bone scan

pluralbone scans

Questions about bone scan

What does bone scan mean?
Bone scan means an X-ray of bone taken after injection of radioactive material that accumulates there and reveals its structure.
What part of speech is bone scan?
Bone scan is a noun.
What is the plural of bone scan?
The plural of bone scan is bone scans.

Words near bone scan in the dictionary

  1. bone oil
  2. bone out
  3. bone pointing
  4. bone ridge
  5. bone ridges
  6. bone scan
  7. bone scans
  8. bone seeker
  9. bone seekers
  10. bone smashing
  11. bone spavin

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