| CHOP | Acronym for cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of lymphomas. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Chopart | Francois, French surgeon, 1743-1795. See: Chopart's amputation, Chopart's joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chopart fracture-dislocation | <radiology> A fracture-dislocation occuring through the hindfoot-midfoot joint (i.e., tarsonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Chopart's amputation | Amputation through the midtarsal joint; i.e., between the tarsal navicular and the calcaneocuboid joints. Synonym: mediotarsal amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chopart's joint | The synovial joints between the talus and navicular bone medially and the calcaneus and navicular bones laterally which act as a unit in allowing the front of the foot to pivot relative to the back of the foot about the longitudinal axis of the foot, contributing to the total inversion and eversion movements. Synonym: articulatio tarsi transversa, Chopart's joint, midtarsal joint, transverse tarsal articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |