| ATA | alimentary toxic aleukia; American Thyroid Association; aminotriazole; antithymic activity; antithyr... |
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| bTSH | bovine thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| DTC | day treatment center; differential thyroid carcinoma |
| DTE | desiccated thyroid extract |
| FMTC | familial medullary thyroid cancer |
| Esser graft | A skin graft wrapped (raw side out) around a bolus of dental compound and inserted into a prepared surgical pocket. Synonym: epithelial inlay, Esser graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fascia graft | A graft of fibrous tissue, usually the fascia lata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular graft | A nerve graft in which each bundle of fibres is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat graft | A free graft of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zooplastic graft | A graft of tissue from an animal to a human. Synonym: animal graft, zooplastic graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krause graft | A full-thickness skin graft. Synonym: Krause-Wolfe graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krause-Wolfe graft | A full-thickness skin graft. Synonym: Krause-Wolfe graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| filler graft | A graft used for the filling of defects, e.g., filling a cyst with bone chips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free graft | A graft transplanted without its normal attachments, or a pedicle, from one site to another. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness graft | A graft of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular graft | A nerve graft in which each funiculus (composed of two or more fasciculi) is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |