| adapter | 1. One who adapts. 2. <chemistry> A connecting tube; an adopter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Luer | German instrument maker, +1883. See: Luer syringe, Luer-Lok syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luer-Lok syringe | A glass syringe with a metal tip and locking device to secure the needle; used for hypodermic and intravenous purposes. Synonym: Luer-Lok syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Luer syringe | A glass syringe with a metal tip and locking device to secure the needle; used for hypodermic and intravenous purposes. Synonym: Luer-Lok syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginal plug | A plug formed by the coagulation of semen; found in the vagina after copulation in certain animals, such as the baboon, rat, and squirrel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meconium plug | <radiology> Functional colonic inertia, Diagnosis/Treatment: Gastrografin enema (Differential diagnosis: Hirschsprung disease, meconium ileus), F/U with another enema for confirmation, associated with maternal diabetes (12 Dec 1998) |
| mucous plug | A mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods or during pregnancy; a mass of mucous occluding a main or lobar bronchus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plug | 1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple. 2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. 3. A high, tapering silk hat. 4. A worthless horse. 5. A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. Hawse plug, a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet. Origin: Akin to D. Plug, G. Pflock, Dan. Plok, plug, Sw. Plugg; cf. W. Ploc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| epithelial plug | A mass of epithelial cells temporarily occluding an embryonic opening; the term is most commonly used with reference to the external nares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laminated epithelial plug | An accretion of epithelia in the external auditory canal. Synonym: laminated epithelial plug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acorn-tipped catheter | A catheter used in ureteropyelography to occlude the ureteral orifice and prevent backflow from the ureter during and following the injection of an opaque medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiography catheter | A thin-walled tube suitable for percutaneous puncture and powered injection of contrast media for radiography; catheter diameter is measured on the French scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balloon catheter | A catheter used in arterial embolectomy or to float into the pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balloon-tip catheter | A tube with a balloon at its tip that can be inflated or deflated without removal after installation; the balloon may be inflated to facilitate passage of the tube through a blood vessel (propelled by the bloodstream) or to occlude the vessel in which the tube alone would allow free flow; such catheter's are used to enter the pulmonary artery to facilitate haemodynamic measurements or to enter arteries and then remove them while inflated to withdraw clots (embolectomy catheter). See: Swan-Ganz catheter. Synonym: Fogarty catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicoudate catheter | Catheter bicoude, an elbowed catheter with a double bend. Origin: bi + Fr. Coude, bent (05 Mar 2000) |