"ditzel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ditzels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ditzel (plural ditzels)
  1. (radiology, informal) A small nodule found on the lung. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ditzel-en-noun-hoz7Lgcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, radiology, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "text": "To make matters worse, each of these heroic poems ends with recommendations for further imaging to include ultrasound (US) of the pelvis, US of the kidneys, magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis, CT of the full chest, and repeat studies with additional contrast or thin-section evaluations of specific organs for the 'ditzels' described.",
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