| ORT | object relations technique; operating room technician; oral rehydration therapy |
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| pAg | protein A-gold [technique] |
| PAST | periodic acid-Schiff technique |
| PERT | program evaluation review technique |
| RO | radiation oncology; radiation output; ratio of; relative odds; renal osteodystrophy; reverse osmosis... |
tissue
| skeletal muscle tissue | <anatomy, pathology> A rather non-specific term usually applied to the striated muscle of vertebrates that is under voluntary control. The muscle fibres are syncytial and contain myofibrils, tandem arrays of sarcomeres. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| skin and connective tissue diseases | A collective term for diseases of the skin and its appendages and of connective tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| smooth muscle tissue | <anatomy, pathology, physiology> Muscle tissue in vertebrates made up from long tapering cells that may be anything from 20-500m long. Smooth muscle is generally involuntary and differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length. Smooth muscle cells are found particularly in blood vessel walls, surrounding the intestine (particularly the gizzard in birds) and in the uterus. The contractile system and its control resemble those of motile tissue cells (e.g. Fibroblasts, leucocytes) and antibodies against smooth muscle myosin will cross react with myosin from tissue cells, whereas antibodies against skeletal muscle myosin will not. See: dense bodies. (18 Nov 1997) |
| neoplasms, adipose tissue | Neoplasms composed of fatty tissue or connective tissue made up of fat cells in a meshwork of areolar tissue. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in adipose tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, bone tissue | Neoplasms composed of bony tissue, whether normal or of a soft tissue which has become ossified. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in bones. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, connective tissue | Neoplasms composed of connective tissue, including elastic, mucous, reticular, osseous, and cartilaginous tissue. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in connective tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, fibrous tissue | Neoplasms composed of fibrous tissue, the ordinary connective tissue of the body, made up largely of yellow or white fibres. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in fibrous tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, gonadal tissue | Neoplasms composed of ovarian or testicular tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the ovaries or testes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, muscle tissue | Neoplasms composed of muscle tissue: skeletal, cardiac, or smooth. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, nerve tissue | Neoplasms composed of nerve tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the nervous system or its component nerves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, vascular tissue | Neoplasms composed of vascular tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephrogenic tissue | The tissue from which the pronephros, mesonephros, and metanephros develop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nerve tissue protein s 100 | Highly acidic calcium-binding protein found in large concentration in the brain and believed to be glial in origin; also found in other organs in the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nervous tissue | A highly differentiated tissue composed of nerve cells, nerve fibres, dendrites, and a supporting tissue (neuroglia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous tissue | The soft tissue immediately underlying the skin or epidermis. (27 Sep 1997) |