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Tracer vs Scintigraphy - What's the difference?

tracer | scintigraphy |

As nouns the difference between tracer and scintigraphy

is that tracer is tracer while scintigraphy is (medicine) a radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones.

tracer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A chemical used to track the progress or history of a natural process.
  • A round of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the dark.
  • The act of tracking or investigating something.
  • A person who traces something.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    scintigraphy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia scintigraphy) (-)
  • (medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones

    • Derived terms

    * cholescintigraphy * scintigraphic

    Synonyms

    *scintiphotography