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ditzel

ditzel noun: a small nodule found on the lung.

Noun

ditzel (plural ditzels)

  1. (informal) A small nodule found on the lung.
    • We surveyed the members of the Society of Thoracic Radiology regarding their interpretation of and management decisions for very small (3-5 mm) pulmonary nodules—“ditzels”—noted on CT. […] Those radiologists located in an area considered endemic for granulomatous disease were more likely to...2001 June, Reginald F. Munden, ““Ditzels” on Chest CT”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 176, number 6
    • Many asymptomatic patients have CT scans for a variety of reasons and have these "ditzels" found. They are then referred for management.2001, Edward M. Copeland, The Year Book of Surgery: 2001, page 408

Proper noun capitalized: Ditzel

Ditzel (plural Ditzels)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of ditzel

Noun
pluralditzels
Proper noun
pluralDitzels

Origin of ditzel

Borrowed from German Ditzel.

Questions about ditzel

What does ditzel mean?
Ditzel means a small nodule found on the lung.
What part of speech is ditzel?
Ditzel can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ditzel?
The plural of ditzel is ditzels.

Words near ditzel in the dictionary

  1. ditype
  2. ditypes
  3. ditypic
  4. dityrosine
  5. ditz
  6. ditzel
  7. ditzels
  8. ditzes
  9. ditzier
  10. ditziest
  11. ditzily

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