Fiber optic
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| Fiber optic | |
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| Term | Fiber optic |
| Short definition | fiber optic (FY-ber-OP-tik) Describes the use of a coated, thin, transparent glass or plastic fiber that can carry light and transmit information, including images. In medicine, flexible fiber optic instruments are used to look inside the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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fiber optic - (pronounced) (FY-ber-OP-tik) Describes the use of a coated, thin, transparent glass or plastic fiber that can carry light and transmit information, including images. In medicine, flexible fiber optic instruments are used to look inside the body. Optical fibers are also used to deliver laser light to tumors, which are injected with a type of drug that kills cancer cells when exposed to laser light
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