a method used to identify the sentinel lymph node (the first draining lymph node near a tumor). a radioactive substance that can be taken up by lymph nodes is injected at the site of the tumor, and a doctor follows the movement of this substance on a computer screen. once the lymph nodes that have taken up the substance are identified, they can be removed and examined to see if they contain tumor cells.
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出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/06/23 14:51 UTC 版)
From lympho- + scintigraphy.
lymphoscintigraphy (countable and uncountable, plural lymphoscintigraphies)