Meaning & use
lucencies
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Areas of increased translucency or brightness appearing on an X-ray or other medical image, often indicating reduced tissue density.
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The radiologist noted several lucencies in the bone that suggested early signs of disease.
Follow-up scans showed the lucencies had not changed in size.
A note on using this word
The singular form, lucency, comes from the Latin lucere, meaning to shine, referring to how X-rays pass through less dense tissue.
Words with a similar meaning
radiolucencies
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Words with an opposite meaning
opacities
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