| AMBER | advanced multiple-beam equalization radiography |
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| B-K | initials of two patients after whom a multiple cutaneous nevus [mole] was named |
| CPMS | chronic progressive multiple sclerosis |
| CSMB | Center for the Study of Multiple Births |
| FAMMM | familial atypical multiple mole-melanoma [syndrome] |
| endotracheal tube | A flexible tube inserted nasally, orally, or through a tracheotomy into the trachea to provide an airway, as in tracheal intubation. Synonym: endotracheal tube, intratracheal tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| T tube | A self-retaining tube with side extensions, shaped like a tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tube | An elongated hollow cylindrical organ or instrument. Origin: L. Tubus (18 Nov 1997) |
| tube cast | Any type of cast formed in a renal tubule, and found in the urine consisting of various materials, e.g., albumin, cells, blood. Synonym: tube cast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tube curare | (curare stored in bamboo tubes), curare from Chondodendron sp.; not highly poisonous; contains the alkaloid tubocurarine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tube-nosed | <ornithology> Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; said of certain sea birds. Belonging to the Tubinares. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tube-shell | <zoology> Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |