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    mottle

    mottle is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

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    (mot′ĕl )

    [Possibly fr. motley]

    1. To mark with irregular spots of different color or colors.
    2. An irregular spot of different color.
    3. A pattern or condition of irregular spots of different color or colors.
    SYN: SEE: mottling (1)
    4. In radiography, the variation or fluctuation of x-ray photons. Images with increased mottle have a lower ratio of accurate signal to interference.

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    TY - ELEC T1 - mottle ID - 731546 ED - Venes,Donald, BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary UR - https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731546/all/mottle PB - F.A. Davis Company ET - 23 DB - Taber's Online DP - Unbound Medicine ER -