| Rasmussen's aneurysm | Aneurysmal dilation of a branch of a pulmonary artery in a tuberculous cavity, rupture of which may cause serious haemoptysis. Aneurysm of the right ventricle or right ventricular outflow patch, aneurysm occurring after right ventriculostomy; the aneurysm may either be a false or a true aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rasmussen, Fritz | <person> Danish physician, 1834-1881. See: Rasmussen's aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rasmussen, Grant | <person> American neuroanatomist, *1904. See: bundle of Rasmussen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bundle of Rasmussen | A bundle of fibres that originates from the periolivary nuclei bilaterally, exits the brainstem on the vestibular nerve, joins the cochlear nerve in the inner ear, and terminates on outer hair cells. Synonym: bundle of Rasmussen, olivocochlear fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
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