macroaggregated albumin

American

[mak-roh-ag-ri-gey-tid al-byoo-muhn] / ˌmæk roʊˈæg rɪ geɪ tɪd ælˈbju mən /

noun

Biochemistry.

human albumin that, prepared as a radiopharmaceutical, is used in the perfusion phase of a scan to assess blood flow in the lungs. MAA

First recorded in 1965–70

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