technetium

technetium definition - medical

tech·ne·ti·um (tĕk-nēˈshē-əm, -shəm)

noun Symbol Tc
A radioactive metal, the first synthetically produced element, used as a tracer and in diagnostic imaging. Atomic number 43.

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