Sestamibi Definition
sĕstə-mēbē
noun
An injectable drug containing an isotope of the radioactive element technetium, used in nuclear medicine imaging primarily to visualize the heart muscle, parathyroid glands, and breast tissue.
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Origin of Sestamibi
sesta- perhaps alteration (influenced by Latin sex six) of hexakis- prefix indicating six in chemical names (from the six ligands bound to its central technetium ion) m(ethoxy)i(so)b(utyl)i(sonitrile)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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