Medical Dictionary

pertechnetate

noun per·tech·ne·tate \pər-ˈtek-nə-ˌtāt\

Medical Definition of PERTECHNETATE

:  an anion [TcO4] of technetium used especially in the form of its sodium salt as a radiopharmaceutical in medical diagnostic scanning (as of the thyroid or brain)

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