| catch muscle | See: adductor muscle. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| catchment area | <epidemiology> A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| molluscan catch muscle | <biology> Muscle responsible for holding closed the two halves of the shell of bivalves. Specialise d to maintain tension with low expenditure of ATP. Rich in paramyosin. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| precordial catch syndrome | <syndrome> A benign syndrome of uncertain origin, characterised by sharp, sudden pain in the region of the cardiac apex on inspiration, yet usually relieved by forcing a deeper breath; tenderness is absent. (05 Mar 2000) |