| Abbott's artery | <anatomy, artery> An anomalous artery arising from the posteromedial proximal descending aorta, important during coarctation repair. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Abbott's method | A method of treatment of scoliosis by use of a series of plaster jackets applied after partial correction of the curvature by external force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott's stain | <technique> Spores are stained blue with alkaline methylene blue; bodies of the bacilli become pink with eosin counterstain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott's tube | A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression. Synonym: Abbott's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott, Alexander | <person> U.S. Bacteriologist, 1860-1935. See: Abbott's stain for spores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott, Edville | <person> U.S. Orthopedic surgeon, 1871-1938. See: Abbott's method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott, W. Osler | <person> U.S. Physician, 1902-1943. See: Abbott's tube, Miller-Abbott tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller-Abbott tube | A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression. Synonym: Abbott's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
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