fluorodeoxyglucose

noun

A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography

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Meanings

nounfluorodeoxyglucose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography

    Synonyms: FDG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography

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FDG
Also see
deoxyfluoroglucosefluoroglucose

Origin

From fluoro- + deoxy + glucose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

deoxyfluoroglucose
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APA

fluorodeoxyglucose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorodeoxyglucose

MLA

“fluorodeoxyglucose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorodeoxyglucose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluorodeoxyglucose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorodeoxyglucose.

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