| RP | radial pulse; radiopharmaceutical; rapid processing [of film]; Raynaud phenomenon; reactive protein;... |
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| RP-HPLC | reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography |
| RPIPP | reverse phase ion-pair partition |
| RPLC | reverse phase liquid chromatography |
| SLP | left sacroposterior [fetal position] [Lat. sacrolaeva posterior]; segmental limb systolic pressure; ... |
| orthodontic space closure | Therapeutic closure of spaces caused by the extraction of teeth, the congenital absence of teeth, or the excessive space between teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Tarin's space | A dilation of the subarachnoid space in front of the pons, where the arachnoid membrane stretches across between the two temporal lobes over the base of the diencephalon. See: interpeduncular fossa. Synonym: cisterna interpeduncularis, basal cistern, cisterna basalis, cisterna cruralis, Tarin's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tenon's space | The space between the fascial sheath of the eyeball and the sclera. Synonym: spatium episclerale, interfascial space, spatium interfasciale, spatium intervaginale bulbi oculi, Tenon's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thenar space | The more medial of the central palmar spaces, bounded medially by the hypothenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheaths of digits 3 and 4 and proximally to the common flexor sheath. Synonym: medial midpalmar space, middle palmar space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Traube's semilunar space | A crescentic space about 12 cm wide, bounded medially by the left border of the sternum, above by an oblique line from the sixth costal cartilage to the lower border of the eighth or ninth rib in the mid-axillary line and below by the costal margin; the percussion tone here is normally tympanitic, because of the underlying stomach, but is modified by pulmonary emphysema, a pleural effusion, or an enlarged spleen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Trautmann's triangular space | The area of the temporal bone bounded by the sigmoid sinus, the superior petrosal sinus, and a tangent to the posterior saemicircular canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidural space | Space between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| episcleral space | The space between the fascial sheath of the eyeball and the sclera. Synonym: spatium episclerale, interfascial space, spatium interfasciale, spatium intervaginale bulbi oculi, Tenon's space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epitympanic space | The upper portion of the tympanic cavity above the tympanic membrane; it contains the head of the malleus and the body of the incus. Synonym: recessus epitympanicus, attic, epitympanic space, epitympanum, Hyrtl's epitympanic recess, tympanic attic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracellular space | Interstitial space between cells, occupied by fluid as well as amorphous and fibrous substances. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kiernan's space | Interlobular space in the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| united states national aeronautics and space administration | An independent federal agency established in 1958. It conducts research for the solution of problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere and develops, constructs, tests, and operates aeronautical and space vehicles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kretschmann's space | A slight depression in the epitympanic recess below the superior recess of tympanic membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| filtration space | |
| lateral central palmar space | The more lateral (radial) of the central palmar spaces, bounded laterally by the thenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheath of the index finger and proximally to the common flexor sheath. Synonym: lateral midpalmar space. (05 Mar 2000) |