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mottle

 [mot´'l]
a disturbance in a recorded radiographic image.
grid mottle in radiology, a widening of grid lines when the grid is in motion.
quantum mottle variations in optical density on a radiograph.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mot·tle

(mot'tĕl),
Fine inhomogeneity of an area of generally uniform opacity on a photograph or radiograph; noise.
[fr. motley, fr. M.E. mot, speck]
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mot·tle

(mot'tĕl)
Fine inhomogeneity of an area of generally uniform opacity on a photograph or radiograph; noise.
[fr. motley, fr. M.E. mot, speck]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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