proton99's definitions

Hickey

The bruising after thyroid nodule biopsy

"It looks like a hickey but sure was less fun when it got created: the bruise from the biopsy on my thyroid gland."

by proton99 July 31, 2009

neck smile

The scar on the neck after radical thyroid surgery.

I close with my neck smile.

by proton99 July 31, 2009

madam's apple

The large thyroid nodule visible on the neck of middle aged woman

She had biopsy of her "madam's apple"

by proton99 May 20, 2009