| PS test | Pancreozymin-Secretion test = combined secretin-CCK test |
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| AAT | Aachen Aphasia Test; academic aptitude test; alanine aminotransferase; alkylating agent therapy; alp... |
| AST | allergy serum transfer; angiotensin sensitivity test; anterior spinothalamic tract; antistreptolysin... |
| CPT | carnitine palmityl transferase; carotid pulse tracing; chest physiotherapy; child protection team; c... |
| CST | cardiac stress test; cavernous sinus thrombosis; certified surgical technologist; chemostatin; Chris... |
| tube teeth | Artificial teeth constructed with a vertical, cylindric aperture extending from the centre of the base up into the body of the tooth into which a pin may be placed or cast for the attachment of the tooth to a denture base. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| eustachian tube | <anatomy> A tube that connects the pharynx to the middle ear space allowing for equalisation of pressure across the eardrum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tympanic opening of auditory tube | An opening in the anterior part of the tympanic cavity below the canal for the tensor tympani muscle. Synonym: ostium tympanicum tubae auditivae, tympanic opening of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanic opening of eustachian tube | An opening in the anterior part of the tympanic cavity below the canal for the tensor tympani muscle. Synonym: ostium tympanicum tubae auditivae, tympanic opening of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanostomy tube | A small tube inserted through the tympanic membrane after myringotomy to aerate the middle ear; often used for serous otitis media. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fallopian tube | <anatomy> The paired tubes which connect the ovaries to the uterus and conduct the egg to the uterus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fallopian tube patency tests | Methods for assessing the patency of the fallopian tubes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding tube | A flexible tube passed through the oral pharynx and into the oesophagus and stomach, through which liquid food is fed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| universal tube | A straight, cylindrical glass vial that holds about 25 millilitres and istopped with a screw-on cap. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Ferrein's tube | The highly convoluted segments of the nephron in the renal labyrinth comprising the proximal convoluted tubule, which leads from Bowman's capsule to the descending limb of Henle's loop, and the distal convoluted tubule, which leads from the ascending limb of Henle's loop to the collecting tube. Synonym: tubulus renalis contortus, Ferrein's tube, tubulus contortus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| field emission tube | An X-ray tube that uses a cold cathode, relying on the tube voltage to pull electrons from it to the anode. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine part of uterine tube | The part of the uterine tube located within the wall of the uterus. Synonym: pars uterina tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uterine tube | One of the tubes leading on either side from the upper or outer extremity of the ovary, which is largely enveloped by its expanded infunclibulum, to the fundus of the uterus; it consists of infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus, and uterine parts. Synonym: salpinx uterina, tuba uterina, salpinx, fallopian tube, gonaduct, oviduct, tuba fallopiana, tuba fallopii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fimbriae of uterine tube | The irregularly branched or fringed processes surrounding the ampulla at the abdominal opening of the uterine tube; most of the lining epithelial cells have cilia that beat toward the uterus. Synonym: fimbriae tubae uterinae, laciniae tubae, Richard's fringes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube | The narrow lateral portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis lateralis tubae auditivae, lateral cartilaginous layer, lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |