| T | NM tumor with lymph node metastases |
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| TDL | thoracic duct lymph; thymus-dependent lymphocyte; toxic dose level |
| RAD | radial artery catheter; radiation absorbed dose; radical; radiography or radiographic; reactive airw... |
| RAI | radioactive iodine; radioactive isotope; resident assessment instrument; resting ankle index; right ... |
| RAR | rapidly adapting receptor; rat insulin receptor; retinoic acid receptor; right arm reclining; right ... |
| right gastro-omental artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, gastroduodenal; distribution, greater curvature and walls of stomach and greater omentum; anastomoses, frequently unites with left gastroepiploic, and branches from this arch anastomose with branches of right and left gastric. Synonym: arteria gastro-omentalis dextra, arteria gastroepiploica dextra, right gastro-omental artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| right gastroomental vein | <anatomy, vein> A tributary of the superior mesenteric vein that parallels the right gastroepiploic artery along the greater curvature of the stomach. Synonym: vena gastro-omentalis dextra, right gastroomental vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right-handed | 1. Using the right hand habitually, or more easily or skillful than the left. 2. Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front; said of the motion of a revolving object looked at from a given direction. 3. <marine biology> Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; said of spiral shells. Synonym: dextral, dextromanual. Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000) |
| right heart | The right atrium and right ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right heart bypass | Introduction of a circuit shunting blood from the venae cavae around the right atrium and ventricle and directly into the pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right-hearted | Having a right heart or disposition. Right"-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| right hepatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Right branch of proper hepatic artery; terminal branch of proper hepatic artery supplying right lobe of liver; branch: cystic artery. Synonym: ramus dexter arteriae hepaticae propriae, right branch of proper hepatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right hepatic duct | The duct that transmits bile to the common hepatic duct from the right half of the liver and the right part of the caudate lobe. Synonym: ductus hepaticus dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right hepatic veins | Veins draining much of the right lobe of the liver (posterior segments [VI & VII] and part of the inferior anterior segment [V]) which merge to form a single or sometimes double trunk, draining into the right side of the suprahepatic portion of the inferior vena cava (between the superior surface of the liver and the diaphragm); when single, it is the largest vein of the liver. Synonym: venae hepaticae dextrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right inferior pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein returning oxygenated blood from the inferior lobe of the right lung to the left atrium. Synonym: vena pulmonalis inferior dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right interlobar pulmonary artery | <radiology> Upper limit of normal: 15 mm (12 Dec 1998) |
| right lobe | The right subdivision of several glands, e.g., prostate, thyroid, thymus. Synonym: lobus dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right lobe of liver | The largest lobe of the liver, separated from the left lobe above and in front by the falciform ligament and from the caudate and quadrate lobes by the sulcus for the vena cava and the fossa for the gallbladder; it contains two segments, anterior and posterior. Synonym: lobus hepatis dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right lung segments | <radiology> Upper lobe, apical, posterior, anterior, middle lobe, lateral, medial, lower lobe, superior, medial basal, posterior basal, lateral basal, anterior basal (12 Dec 1998) |
| right lymphatic duct | One of the two terminal lymph vessels, a short trunk, about 2 cm in length, formed by the union of the right jugular lymphatic vessel and vessels from the lymph nodes of the right superior limb, thoracic wall, and both lungs; it lies on the right side of the root of the neck and empties into the right brachiocephalic vein. Synonym: ductus lymphaticus dexter, ductus thoracicus dexter. (05 Mar 2000) |