Relating to the abdomen and the genital organs.Ībdominohysterectomy (ab-dom′i-no-his-ter-ek′to-me)Ībdominohysterotomy (ab-dom′i-no-his-ter-ot′o-me) Ībdominocentesis (ab-dom′i-no-sen-te′sis) a condition in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour. unusual or prominent convexity of the a., due to excessive subcutaneous fat, poor muscle tone, or an increase in intraabdominal content. with greatly relaxed muscular walls that sag down over the pubic region. due to congenitally short rectus muscles. obstipum rarely used term for deformity of the a. a sloping of the sides with prominence of the central line of the a.Ī. any serious acute intra-abdominal condition (such as appendicitis) attended by pain, tenderness, and muscular rigidity, and for which emergency surgery must be considered. SEE ALSO: abdominal regions, under region. It includes the greater part of the abdominal cavity (cavitas abdominis ), and is divided by arbitrary planes into nine regions. does not include the vertebral region posteriorly but is considered by some anatomists to include the pelvis (abdominopelvic cavity). The part of the trunk that lies between the thorax and the pelvis. The charge that passes over a given surface in 1 sec if a current of 1 abampere is flowing across the surface. Monoclonal antibody with antithrombotic properties used for the prevention and treatment of arterial occlusive disorders.Ī unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs. The grafting of a flap of tissue from one lip of the oral cavity to the other lip to correct a defect using a pedicle with an arterial supply.Īlexander C., U.S. One of the foremost surgeons of his day, he specialized in plastic surgery for a time. Abbe is known for his pioneer work in the use of radium to treat cancer, for the use of X-rays to detect kidney stones, and for the use of catgut rings to support the intestines during operations for intestinal anastomosis. Situated at the opposite extremity of the axis of a part. Lying outside the axis of any body or part. generic term for any measures to reduce environmental noise.ġ. Reduction, ultimately elimination, of public health nuisances such as smoke, loud noise. Refers to loss of pyrimidine sites in DNA. difficulty in walking due to ataxia of the legs.ġ. When the primary senses are intact, caused by a lesion of the contralateral parietal lobe. Loss of ability to appreciate the weight of objects held in the hand, or to differentiate objects of different weights. One of the cross striations in striated muscle that contain myosin filaments and appear dark under the light microscope and light in polarized light. sign of tabes dorsalis.Įlectromagnetic unit of current equal to 10 absolute amperes a current that exerts a force of 2π dynes on a unit magnetic pole at the center of a circle of wire 1 cm in radius. Joseph Louis Irénée Jean, French neurosurgeon, 1873–1946. The one of the four ABO blood groups characterized by the presence of antigens designated by the letters A and B and by the absence of antibodies against these antigens. Prefix applied to electrical units in the CGS-electromagnetic system to distinguish them from units in the CGS-electrostatic system (prefix stat-) and those in the metric system or SI (no prefix). See A.-Scott syndrome.Ībbreviation for adrenal androgen-stimulating hormone.ġ. sign.ĭagfinn J., Norwegian pediatrician, *1928. syndrome.Ībbreviation for Association of American Medical Colleges.Ībbreviation for antigen-antibody reaction.Ĭharles D., U.S. ana, of each used in prescription writing following the name of two or more ingredients.Ībbreviation for abdominal aortic aneurysm commonly, procedure for surgical correction of an A.Ībbreviation for 2-acetylaminofluorene 2-acetamidofluorene. Symbol for degree absolute replaced by K (kelvin). first substrate in a multisubstrate enzyme-catalyzed reaction.adenosine or adenylic acid in polynucleotides.One of the four ABO blood groups characterized by the presence of antigens designated by the letter A and by the presence of antibodies against the antigens present in the B blood group.the direction of a chemical bond away from the viewerĪbbreviation for human α1-protease inhibitor.an aromatic substituent on an aliphatic chain.the first of a series of closely related compounds.a position immediately adjacent to a carboxyl group.a classifier in the nomenclature of many sciences.Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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