gadolinium

gadolinium definition - medical

gad·o·lin·i·um (gădˌl-ĭnˈē-əm)

noun Symbol Gd
A malleable, ductile metallic rare-earth element, used as a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging and as a radioisotope in bone mineral analysis. Atomic number 64.

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