| trabeculae carneae | Muscular bundles on the lining walls of the ventricles of the heart. Synonym: columnae carneae, Rathke's bundles. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trabeculae corporis spongiosi penis | The fibrous bands interlacing between the vascular spaces of the corpus spongiosum and glans penis. Synonym: trabeculae corporis spongiosi penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae corporum cavernosorum | Fibromuscular bands and cords given off from the fibrous envelopes and septum of the corpora cavernosa penis and that separate the cavernous veins. Synonym: trabeculae corporum cavernosorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae cranii | A pair of chondrification centres in the base of the embryonic cartilaginous neurocranium, lying in front of the developing hypophysis; they become the sella turcica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae lienis | An alternate term for trabeculae of spleen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae of corpora cavernosa | Fibromuscular bands and cords given off from the fibrous envelopes and septum of the corpora cavernosa penis and that separate the cavernous veins. Synonym: trabeculae corporum cavernosorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae of corpus spongiosum | The fibrous bands interlacing between the vascular spaces of the corpus spongiosum and glans penis. Synonym: trabeculae corporis spongiosi penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae of spleen | Small fibrous bands given off from the capsule of the spleen and constituting the framework of that organ. Synonym: trabeculae lienis, trabeculae splenicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trabeculae splenicae | Small fibrous bands given off from the capsule of the spleen and constituting the framework of that organ. Synonym: trabeculae lienis, trabeculae splenicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone within a bone | <radiology> STOP heavy metal, S: sickle cell disease, T: Thorotrast, O: osteopetrosis, P: Paget's disease, heavy metals, hypervitaminosis D (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute reflex bone atrophy | Atrophy of bones, commonly of the carpal or tarsal bones, following a slight injury such as a sprain. See: causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Synonym: acute reflex bone atrophy, posttraumatic osteoporosis, Sudeck's syndrome. Origin: L. English sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
| air-bone gap | The difference between the threshold for hearing acuity by bone conduction and by air conduction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albrecht's bone | A small bone between the basioccipital and basisphenoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allogeneic bone marrow transplant | <haematology, procedure> A bone marrow transplant using marrow collected from a matched healthy donor, usually a brother or sister. The risks associated with the transplant increase with age and 50 years of age is generally regarded as the upper limit. (13 Nov 1997) |
| alveolar bone | That portion of bone in either the maxilla or the mandible which surrounds and supports the teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |