nodule
81Koeppe nodule — a type of nodule occurring in the iris at the pupil margin in both granulomatous and nongranulomatous uveitis. L. Koeppe (20th century), German ophthalmologist …
82singer's nodule — a pearly white nodule that may develop on the vocal folds of people who use their voice excessively or in those with poor vocal technique …
83Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion (nodule) syndrome — Kim·mel·stiel Wil·son lesion (nodule), syndrome (kimґəl stēl wilґsən) [Paul Kimmelstiel, German pathologist in the United States, 1900–1970; Clifford Wilson, British physician, 1906–1997] see under lesion and see intercapillary …
84cirrhotic nodule — a regenerative nodule surrounded by fibrous septa …
85cold nodule — a thyroid nodule that is less detectable than surrounding tissues on a radionuclide scan because of low uptake of the tracer; up to one in four may be malignant …
86hot nodule — a thyroid nodule that is more detectable than surrounding tissues on a radionuclide scan because of high uptake of the tracer; most are nonmalignant causes of hyperthyroidism, but a small number may be malignant …
87large regenerative nodule — macroregenerative nodule (def. 2) …
88lymphatic nodule — lymphoid nodule a small, dense accumulation of lymphocytes expressing tissue cytogenetic and defense functions; it may be encapsulated within lymph node cortex or may be dispersed in epithelial tissue, as in the intestine and tonsils …
89macroregenerative nodule — 1. dysplastic n. a 2. multiacinar regenerative nodule that is over 5 mm in diameter; called also large regenerative n …
90monoacinar regenerative nodule — a benign type of regenerative nodule that has a single portal tract …
