See Also: comet tail sign(medicine)
comet sign(medicine)
comet(dictionary)
comet(dictionary)
Air Plus Comet(tourism)
comet(encyclopedia)
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comet (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Air Plus Comet flights(tourism)
Halley's Comet(encyclopedia)

embossment (iou) and comet tail sign (medicine)


embossment (iou)



embossment noun. Also imbossment. E17.
[from EMBOSS verb1 + -MENT.]
A swelling, a protuberance. Now rare. E17.
An embossed figure; embossed ornamentation. E17.
The action or process of embossing. rare. E19.

comet tail sign (medicine)


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comet sign


In chest radiology, the curved appearance of pulmonary arteries and veins associated with round atelectasis, fibrosis associated with organizing pleurisy.

Synonym: comet tail sign.