| CL | capillary lumen; cardiolipin; cell line; centralis lateralis; chemiluminescence; chest and left arm ... |
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| LCL | Levinthal-Coles-Lillie [body]; lower confidence limit; lower control limit; lymphoblastoid cell line... |
| UCL | ulnar collateral ligament; upper collateral ligament; upper confidence limit; upper control limit; u... |
| sucking pad | An encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle, especially marked in the infant; supposed to strengthen and support the cheek during the act of sucking. Synonym: corpus adiposum buccae, Bichat's fat-pad, Bichat's protuberance, fat body of cheek, sucking cushion, sucking pad, suctorial pad. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dinner pad | A pad of moderate thickness placed over the pit of the stomach before the application of a plaster jacket; after the plaster has set the pad is removed, leaving space for varying degrees of abdominal distention. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Imlach's fat-pad | Fat surrounding the round ligament of the uterus in the inguinal canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infrapatellar fat-pad | The fatty mass that occupies the area between the patellar ligament and the infrapatellar synovial fold of the knee joint. Synonym: corpus adiposum infrapatellare, infrapatellar fat body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischiorectal fat-pad | The fat within the ischiorectal fossa. Synonym: corpus adiposum fossae ischiorectalis, fat body of ischiorectal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fat-pad | The mass of fat contained in the orbit that contributes to the support of the eyeball. Synonym: corpus adiposum orbitae, fat body of orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat-pad | An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. Synonym: corpus adiposum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laparotomy pad | A pad made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape; used as a sponge, for packing off the viscera in abdominal operations, and in other ways. Synonym: abdominal pad. (05 Mar 2000) |