Definition of "lucency" []

• The quality of being lucent. (noun)
• A pale area revealed in radiography, computed tomography, or similar examination technique. (noun)

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• "So now you get a 2 page report that says linear lucency in right 3rd rib, clinical correlation recommended, underinflated lung fields cannot exclude underlying interstitial disease and or masses."
• "Even with the thin lucency of the moon, it was hard to distinguish shapes, but after a moment she heard the groan again, deep and plaintive, and realized it was the lowing of a cow."
• "The trees and the shrubs had a moist lucency to their foliage."