| SNRT | Sinus Node Recovery Time |
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| TNM staging System | standard Tumor, NOde & Metastasis staging system |
| AVN | acute vasomotor nephropathy; atrioventricular nodal [conduction]; atrioventricular node; avascular n... |
| AVND | atrioventricular node dysfunction |
| AVNFRP | atrioventricular node functional refractory period |
| croupous lymph | A form of inflammatory lymph with an unusually large content of fibrinogen; as a result of the fibrin that is formed in relatively dense mats, a pseudomembrane is likely to be produced. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cubital lymph nodes | Two groups of nodes, superficial and deep, lying along the basilic vein above the medial epicondyle; they receive afferents from the ulnar side of the forearm and hand, and send efferents to the brachial nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici cubitales, epitrochlear nodes, lymph nodes of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes | Small lymph nodes located deep to the parotid fascia and in front of the ear. Synonym: preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precaecal lymph nodes | Nodes located in front of the caecum draining lymph to the ileocolic nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici precaecales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prelaryngeal lymph nodes | Lymph nodes of the anterior deep cervical group that lie in front of the larynx; they drain into the lateral deep lateral cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici prelaryngeales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prepericardiac lymph nodes | Several small lymph nodes located between the pericardium and the sternum, in the anterior mediastinum. Synonym: nodi lymphatici prepericardiales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pretracheal lymph nodes | Lymph nodes of the anterior deep cervical group that lie in front of the trachea; they drain into the lateral deep cervical group or into the anterior mediastinal group. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pretracheales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prevertebral lymph nodes | Lymph nodes posterior to the thoracic aorta. Synonym: nodi lymphatici prevertebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacral lymph nodes | Nodes in the concavity of the sacrum that drain the rectum and posterior pelvic wall. Synonym: nodi lymphatici sacrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| promontory common iliac lymph nodes | Nodes of the common iliac group located at the promontory of the sacrum. Synonym: nodi lymphatici promontorii, nodi lymphatici iliaci communes promontorii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic lymph nodes | Nodes located along the hepatic artery as far as the porta hepatis; they drain the liver, gallbladder, stomach, duodenum, and pancreas, and send efferents to the coeliac nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici hepatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hilar lymph nodes | Lymph nodes in the hilum of the lung that receive lymph from the pulmonary node's, and drain to the tracheobronchial nodes. Synonym: glandulae bronchiales, bronchial glands, hilar lymph nodes, nodi lymphatici bronchopulmonales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary lymph nodes | Small nodes that occur along the bronchi within the lung; they receive the drainage from localised areas of the lung and send efferents to bronchopulmonary nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pulmonales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyloric lymph nodes | Group of nodes surrounding the pylorus, draining lymph into the right gastric or the right gastro-omental lymph nodes; it is divided into three smaller groups: suprapyloric lymph nodes, above the pylorus; subpyloric lymph nodes, below the pylorus; and retropyloric lymph nodes, behind the pylorus. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pylorici, gastroduodenal lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sigmoid lymph nodes | Nodes of the inferior mesenteric group, located along the sigmoid arteries. Synonym: nodi lymphatici sigmoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |