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spiculation

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spic·u·la·tion  (spky-lshn)
n.
Formation into a spicule or spicules.
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Improvement of mammographic mass characterization using spiculation measures and morphological features.
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3,8) Such lack of spiculation may result from the fact that this tumor had only a very minor component of infiltrating ductal carcinoma (<1% of tumor volume), which tends to correspond to spiculaton on mammography.
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However, in some cases the classic diagnostic appearance of a hemangioma of the nasal bone has been found to actually represent spiculation and "soap bubble osteoporosis.
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