Taber's Medical Dictionary
lutetium, lutecium
(loo-tē′sh(ē-)ŭm )
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SYMB: Lu A rare element, atomic weight (mass) 174.97, atomic number 71. It is used in clinical medicine as a photosensitizing agent.
CAS# 7439-94-3
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Lutetium, Lutecium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762263/0/lutetium_lutecium.
Lutetium, lutecium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762263/0/lutetium_lutecium. Accessed April 21, 2026.
Lutetium, lutecium. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762263/0/lutetium_lutecium
Lutetium, Lutecium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/762263/0/lutetium_lutecium.
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