| TIPS | Acronym for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crutch | A device used singly or in pairs to assist in walking when the act is impaired by a lower extremity (or trunk) disability; it transfers all or part of weight-bearing to the upper extremity. Origin: A. S. Cryce (05 Mar 2000) |
| crutch palsy | A form of pressure paralysis affecting the arm, and caused by compression of the brachial plexus or radial nerve by the crosspiece of a crutch. Synonym: crutch palsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crutch paralysis | A form of pressure paralysis affecting the arm, and caused by compression of the brachial plexus or radial nerve by the crosspiece of a crutch. Synonym: crutch palsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lid crutch spectacles | Spectacles with little offsets of metal with smooth edges which engage above the upper eyelid and keep it raised above the pupil in cases of paralytic blepharoptosis. Synonym: Masselon's spectacles. (05 Mar 2000) |