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Scan, thyroid
An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid gland is in front of the neck: NTER> Thyroid scanning is a nuclear medicine procedure. As the thyroid gland accumulates radioactive material…
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- Xanthoma, disseminatum A type of xanthoma characterized by orange-to-brown nodules on the skin or mucus membranes
- Dysplasia, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…
- Lineage, cell See: Cell lineage
- Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted Liposuction, ultrasonic-assisted: Liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific…
- Unresolved grief Grief characterized by the extended duration of the symptoms, by interference of the grief symptoms with the…
- Herbicide chemical 2,4-DCP A poisonous chemical used to produce a herbicide. 2,4-DCP (short for 2,4-dichlorophenol) is employed in the…
- Basophil A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse bluish-black granules of uniform size within the cytoplasm…
- Benign melanoma See: Melanoma, benign