According to www.wikipedia.org, celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Omarion, Rod Stewart, and Victor Willis, the lead singer of The Village People, have all reportedly had vocal nodules. Rachel Ray reportedly had a successful surgery to remove her vocal nodules.
Ru - a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum. atomic number 44, ruthenium. metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Medical Definition of ION. 1. : an atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electronsâsee anion, cation.2. an atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons. 2. : a charged subatomic particle (as a free electron). See ion defined for English-language learners. See ion defined for kids.