| suprasternal pulsation | Any pulsation in the suprasternal notch at the anterior route of the neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| balloon counter pulsation | A form of circulatory assistance in which a balloon inflates in the aorta during diastole to improve diastolic pressure and deflates during systole to reduce left ventricular after load. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pulsation | <physiology> A throb or rhythmical beat, as of the heart. Origin: L. Pulsatio (18 Nov 1997) |
| suprasternal | <anatomy> Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| suprasternal bone | One of the small ossicles occasionally found in the ligaments of the sternoclavicular articulation. Synonym: Breschet's bones, episternal bone, suprasternal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprasternal notch | The V shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (sternum). (12 Dec 1998) |
| suprasternal plane | A horizontal plane passing through the body at the level of the superior margin of the manubrium of the sternum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprasternal space | A narrow interval between the deep and superficial layers of the cervical fascia above the manubrium of the sternum through which pass the anterior jugular veins. Synonym: Burns' space. (05 Mar 2000) |