Nanoparticles
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| Term | Nanoparticles |
| Short definition | nanoparticles - (pronounced) (NA-noh-PAR-tih-kul) A particle of it is smaller than 100 nanometers (a billionth of a meter). In medicine, nanoparticles can be used to deliver antibodies, drugs, imaging agents, or other substances to specific parts of the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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nanoparticles - (pronounced) (NA-noh-PAR-tih-kul) A particle of it is smaller than 100 nanometers (a billionth of a meter). In medicine, nanoparticles can be used to deliver antibodies, drugs, imaging agents, or other substances to specific parts of the body. Nanoparticles are being studied to detect, diagnose and treat cancer
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