Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Allowing the passage of x-rays or other radiation; not radiopaque.
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- adjective
transparent toX-rays
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- adjective almost complete transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
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Examples
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Hair beads are radiolucent and thus are difficult to differentiate on radiologic scans from the adjacent soft tissue — the air-filled hollow core may be mistaken for benign air that became entrapped at the time of injury.
Risk from Fashion Hair Acessories GreenFertility 2009
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Hair beads are radiolucent and thus are difficult to differentiate on radiologic scans from the adjacent soft tissue — the air-filled hollow core may be mistaken for benign air that became entrapped at the time of injury.
Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009
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The radiolucent area is reflective of the amount of fat in the breast.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Mammographic density refers to the amount of white or radiodense area compared to the amount of grey or radiolucent area on a mammogram.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Mammographic density refers to the amount of white or radiodense area compared to the amount of grey or radiolucent area on a mammogram.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The radiolucent area is reflective of the amount of fat in the breast.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Mammographic density refers to the amount of white or radiodense area compared to the amount of grey or radiolucent area on a mammogram.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The radiolucent area is reflective of the amount of fat in the breast.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The radiolucent area is reflective of the amount of fat in the breast.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Mammographic density refers to the amount of white or radiodense area compared to the amount of grey or radiolucent area on a mammogram.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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