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a round or nodular shadow seen on a chest x-ray, due to some disease process, which may be benign or malignant; it is sometimes an artifact.Medical dictionary. 2011.
coin lesion — noun : a round well circumscribed nodule in a lung that is seen in the roentgenogram as a shadow the size and shape of a coin … Useful english dictionary
Lesion — Pronounced lee sion with the emphasis on the lee, a lesion can be almost any abnormality involving any tissue or organ due to any disease or any injury. There are, not surprisingly, many types of lesions. There are also a number of different ways … Medical dictionary
Solitary pulmonary nodule — Classification and external resources Chest X ray showing a solitary pulmonary nodule (indicated by a black box) in the left upper lobe … Wikipedia
Lung cancer — Classification and external resources Cross section of a human lung. The white area in the upper lobe is cancer; the black areas are discoloration due to smoking. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
SPN — may mean: * Saipan International Airport (IATA Code: SPN) * Service Principal Name (SPN) used in the Kerberos protocol * SialoPhoriN, a protein * A solitary pulmonary nodule or coin lesion in the lung * Substitution permutation network, a type of … Wikipedia
hamartoma — A focal malformation that resembles a neoplasm, grossly and even microscopically, but results from faulty development in an organ; composed of an abnormal mixture of tissue elements, or an abnormal proportion of a single element, normally present … Medical dictionary
opacity — 1. A lack of transparency; an opaque or nontransparent area. 2. On a radiograph, a more transparent area is interpreted as an o. to x rays in the body. 3. Mental dullness. [L. opacitas, shadiness] nodular o. a solitary, round, circumscribed… … Medical dictionary
pulmonary hamartoma — a benign tumor, usually a circumscribed nodule or coin lesion in peripheral lung parenchyma or in a bronchus; tissue types and degree of calcification vary … Medical dictionary
foyer — [ fwaje ] n. m. • fuier 1190; lat. pop. °focarium, de focus « foyer » → 1. feu I ♦ Lieu où l on fait du feu. 1 ♦ Espace aménagé dans les pièces d une maison pour y faire du feu. ⇒ cheminée. Soirées passées devant le foyer (cf. Au coin du feu). ♢… … Encyclopédie Universelle
plaque — [ plak ] n. f. • 1562; « monnaie » XVe; de plaquer 1 ♦ Matériau, élément de matière rigide, plat et peu épais. ⇒ feuille. Petite plaque. ⇒ plaquette. Plaque d ardoise, de verre (⇒ carreau) , de carton. Plaque de métal, de plastique utilisée en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
