Sentences with phrase «become nodular»

The livers of older dogs may become nodular without causing any clinical effects.

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And for some patients, particularly those with the most severe nodular and cystic acne, medications such as oral isotretinoin may be recommended — although the use of isotretinoin is tightly controlled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since it can cause birth defects if a woman becomes pregnant while taking the medication.

The degeneration process causes the valves to become abnormally thick and develop a nodular «lumpy» appearance.

The valve is normally shaped like a leaf but when it degenerates, it becomes thickened and begins to take on a more nodular appearance.

Cats have two thyroid glands, and in most cases (more than 70 %) both are involved in the disease, and become enlarged (a change called «nodular hyperplasia», which resembles a very benign tumour).