iodine : Idioms & Phrases
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Iodine green
- an artificial green dyestuff, consisting of an iodine derivative of rosaniline; called also
night green .
Webster 1913
Iodine scarlet
- a pigment of an intense scarlet color, consisting of mercuric iodide.
Webster 1913
Iodine yellow
- a brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of plumbic iodide.
Webster 1913
iodine-125
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noun light radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 60 days; used as a tracer in thyroid studies and as a treatment for hyperthyroidism
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iodine-131
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noun heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter
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radioactive iodine excretion test
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noun radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine
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radioactive iodine test
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noun test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131
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radioactive iodine uptake test
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noun radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland
RAIU.
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tincture of iodine
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noun a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
iodine.
