DEXA

DEXA
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

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DEXA abbr dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

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a method of measuring bone density based on the proportion of a beam of photons that passes through the bone. See osteoporosis.

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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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