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radioiodine

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radioiodine /ra·dio·io·dine/ (-i´o-dīn) any radioactive isotope of iodine, particularly 123I, 125I, and 131I; used in diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease and in scintiscanning.
ra·di·o·i·o·dine (rd---dn)
n.
A radioactive isotope of iodine widely used as a tracer.
radioiodine
[rā′dē·ō·ī′ədīn]
radioiodine
any radioactive isotope of iodine.
radioiodine therapy
see iodine-131.
radioiodine uptake t
131I or 125I are used by oral or intravenous administration as a test of thyroidal function.


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