Report Abuse. The term lucent or lucency is used to describe a focal area of bony osteopenia--for example, a bone cyst or a lucency (fracture line). This would also be affected by age and gender.I would ask your doctor for more details.myjoy2go Â· 7 years ago.eport Abuse. The term lucent or lucency is used to describe a focal area of bony osteopenia--for example, a bone cyst or a lucency (fracture line). This would also be affected by age and gender.
An amplicon is a piece of DNA or RNA that is the source and/or product of natural or artificial amplification or replication events. It can be formed using various methods including polymerase chain reactions (PCR), ligase chain reactions (LCR), or natural gene duplication.
Also found in: Wikipedia. polymerase chain reaction. The amplification of a specific DNA sequence, termed target or template sequence, that is present in a complex mixture, by adding two or more short oligonucleotides, also called primers, that are specific for the terminal or outer limits of the template sequence.