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Definition of Iodine-131
1. 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.
Definition of Iodine-131
1. Noun. (isotope) (medicine) The radioactive isotope of iodine, (nuclide 131 53 I), having a half-life of 8 days; used as a medical tracer ¹
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Medical Definition of Iodine-131
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Iodine-131
Literary usage of Iodine-131
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... labeled with iodine-131 in the 2 position. Our original preparation (A)4 of
this substance was re- fluxed with an equimolar amount of potassium anilide ..."
2. Human Radiation Experiments: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"... "Study of the Uptake of Iodine in Fetal Thyroids Using iodine-131" (page 176)
... radioactive iodine-131 just hours before their "fetuses" were aborted. ..."
3. Review of the Worker and Public Health Activities Program Administered by by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"ATSDR estimated that 14000 people who lived in areas surrounding the Hanford
facility were potentially exposed to iodine-131 at levels high enough to pose a ..."
4. Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure by National Research Council (U.S.) (2005)
"The primary radionuclides of interest from fallout are iodine-131 ... Radioactive
Iodine 131! taken into the mother's body concentrates in her thyroid, ..."
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