Useful english dictionary. 2012.
radioactive iodine excretion test — noun radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine • Hypernyms: ↑radioactive iodine test … Useful english dictionary
radioactive iodine uptake test — noun radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland • Syn: ↑RAIU • Hypernyms: ↑radioactive iodine test … Useful english dictionary
radioactive iodine uptake test — (for thyroid function) a known quantity of radioiodine is administered and 24 hours later the per cent is calculated that has been absorbed by the thyroid gland. Patients who have recently been exposed to iodine compounds, such as in dietary… … Medical dictionary
radioactive iodine uptake — (RAIU), radioiodine uptake uptake of radioiodine from the blood by the thyroid gland; see under test … Medical dictionary
Iodine — (IPAEng|ˈaɪədaɪn, ˈaɪədɪn, or IPA|/ˈaɪədiːn/; from el. ιώδης iodes violet ), is a chemical element that has the symbol I and atomic number 53. Naturally occurring iodine is a single isotope with 74 neutrons. Chemically, iodine is the least… … Wikipedia
Iodine-131 — Infobox isotope alternate names =Radioiodine symbol =I mass number =131 mass = num neutrons =78 num protons =53 abundance = halflife =8.0197 days error halflife = background =#c9F text color = decay product = decay symbol = decay mass = decay… … Wikipedia
Radioactive contamination — The radiation warning symbol (trefoil) … Wikipedia
diagnostic test — noun an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes • Syn: ↑diagnostic assay • Hypernyms: ↑assay • Hyponyms: ↑biopsy, ↑cloze procedure, ↑cloze test, ↑f … Useful english dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
iodine — /uy euh duyn , din/; in Chem. also /uy euh deen /, n. Chem. a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic … Universalium
