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radiolucency

 [ra″de-o-loo´sen-se]
the quality of permitting the passage of radiant energy, such as x-rays, yet offering some resistance to it, the representative areas appearing dark on the exposed film. adj., adj radiolu´cent.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ra·di·o·lu·cen·cy

(rā'dē-ō-lū'sen-sē),
A region of a radiograph showing increased exposure, either because of greater transradiancy of the corresponding portion of the subject or because of inhomogeneity in the source of radiation, such as off-center positioning.
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ra·di·o·lu·cen·cy

(rā'dē-ō-lū'sĕn-sē)
The state of being radiolucent.
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ra·di·o·lu·cen·cy

(rā'dē-ō-lū'sĕn-sē)
Region of a radiograph showing increased exposure, either because of greater transradiancy of corresponding portion of subject or because of inhomogeneity in source of radiation, such as off-center positioning.
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Caption: Figure 8: Three (a) and five (b) months after endodontic surgery, the clinical scenario did not improve: a progressive radiolucency involved the distal areas of the tooth and proximal peaks.
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The lateral radiographic image (Figs 1 and 2) revealed a soft tissue swelling around the left carpus and the radiolucency noted, consistent with a nondisplaced oblique fracture of the extensor process of the carpometacarpus.
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