TECHNETIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does technetium mean? 

• TECHNETIUM (noun)
  The noun TECHNETIUM has 1 sense:

1. a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium

  Familiarity information: TECHNETIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TECHNETIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 43; Tc; technetium

Hypernyms ("technetium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

 Context examples 

The folate component of folate receptor-targeted technetium Tc 99m EC20 binds to folic acid receptors, which are frequently upregulated in many types of tumor cells and activated macrophages.

(Folate Receptor-Targeted Technetium Tc-99m EC20, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent accumulates at sites of osteoid mineralization and can be used, complexed with radioisotopes such as technetium 99m, in bone imaging.

(Medronic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

For tumors that overexpress CEA, technetium-99m labeled arcitumomab may be used as an adjunct diagnostic imaging tool to obtain prognostic information following resection and to monitor for recurrent disease.

(Arcitumomab, NCI Thesaurus)

In this test, a woman receives an injection of a small amount of a radioactive substance called technetium 99, which is taken up by cancer cells, and a gamma camera is used to take pictures of the breasts.

(Miraluma test, NCI Dictionary)

A folate receptor-targeting radiopharmaceutical consisting of a folate-containing tetrapeptide chelator to which technetium Tc 99m is linked.

(Folate Receptor-Targeted Technetium Tc-99m EC20, NCI Thesaurus)