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RAIU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does RAIU mean?
• RAIU (noun)
The noun RAIU has 1 sense:
1. radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland
Familiarity information: RAIU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
radioactive iodine uptake test; RAIU
Hypernyms ("RAIU" is a kind of...):
radioactive iodine test (test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131)
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