| TA | alkaline tuberculin; arterial tension; axillary temperature; tactile afferent; Takayasu arteritis; t... |
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| HAN | heroin-associated nephropathy; hyperplastic alveolar nodule |
| LN | Lesch-Nyhan [syndrome]; lipoid nephrosis; Lisch nodule; low necrosis; lupus nephritis; lymph node |
| NIV | nodule-inducing virus |
| SAN | sinoatrial node; sinoauricular node; slept all night; solitary autonomous nodule |
| secondary nodule | A lymphatic nodule having a germinal centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pulp nodule | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| hot nodule | A thyroid nodule with a much higher uptake of radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma; usually benign but sometimes causing hyperthyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sister Joseph's nodule | A malignant intra-abdominal neoplasm metastatic to the umbilicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodule | A small lump, swelling or collection of tissue. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nodule of semilunar valve | A nodule at the centre of the free border of each semilunar valve at the beginning of the pulmonary artery and aorta. Synonym: nodulus valvulae semilunaris, Arantius' nodule, Bianchi's nodule, corpus arantii, Morgagni's nodule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enamel nodule | A developmental anomaly in which there is a small nodule of enamel below the cementoenamel junction, usually at the bifurcation of molar teeth. Synonym: enamel drop, enamel nodule, enamel pearl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enhancing brain nodule | <radiology> Metastases, infection, cysticercosis, histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, non-infectious inflammatory processes, sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis, primary CNS lymphoma, subacute multiple infarcts see: ring lesions in brain (12 Dec 1998) |
| Lisch nodule | Iris hamartomas typically seen in type 1 neurofibromatosis. Synonym: Sakurai-Lisch nodule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic nodule | lymph follicle |
| lymph nodule | Lymphatic follicle, one of the spherical masses of lymphoid cells, frequently having a more lightly staining centre. See: solitary lymphatic follicles, Peyer's patches. Synonym: folliculus lymphaticus, lymph nodule, nodulus lymphaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria | <haematology> A rare blood disorder caused by antibodies which destroy red blood cells upon exposure to the cold. The antibodies are formed against a specific blood group and are triggered by the cold. The cause is unknown but the disease has been associated with syphilis and some viral infections. Serum haemoglobin and urine haemoglobin are increased during the attacks. The disease is chronic and treatment is difficult. Some cases resolve spontaneously without treatment. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (27 Sep 1997) |
| rose cold | Allergic rhinitis occurring in the spring and early summer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| warm-cold haemolysin | Haemolysin which combines with red blood cells at temperatures below 20캜 and are eluted at warmer temperatures, e.g., 30 to 37캜. See: Donath-Landsteiner cold autoantibody, haemagglutinating cold autoantibody. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cold | <virology> A slang term that describes a viral upper respiratory infection which results from inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity. (27 Sep 1997) |