| Robinson catheter | A straight urethral catheter with two to six holes to facilitate drainage, especially in the presence of blood clots which may occlude one or more openings. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Marie-Robinson syndrome | <syndrome> Insomnia and mild melancholia associated with alimentary levulosuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Robinson, Andrew | <person> U.S. Dermatologist, 1845-1924. See: Robinson's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robinson, Brian | <person> 20th century British cardiologist. See: Robinson index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robinson index | An index used to calculate heart work load. See: double product. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robinson, Robert | <person> U.S. Orthopedic surgeon, *1914. See: Smith-Robinson operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robinson's disease | Ohbsolete term for hidrocystoma(s) occurring in the skin of the face, especially in the region of the eyes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Robinson operation | Interbody spinal fusion through an anterior cervical approach. (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) |
| Bozeman-Fritsch catheter | A slightly curved double-channel uterine catheter with several openings at the tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Braasch catheter | A bulb-tipped catheter used for dilation and calibration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brush catheter | A ureteral catheter with a finely bristled brush tip that is endoscopically passed into the ureter or renal pelvis and by gentle to-and-fro movement brushes cells from the surface of suspected tumours. (05 Mar 2000) |