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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Solución acuosa de cloruro de calcio-46 (46Ca)
Calcium-46 (46Ca) chloride aqueous solution (KAL-see-um … KLOR-ide AY-kwee-us suh-LOO-shun)
A substance used to study the turnover of bone tissue in certain diseases, such as osteoporosis or cancer that has spread to the bone. Calcium-46 (46Ca) is a form of calcium. It is passed from the body in the urine.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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