| PPROM | preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes |
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| PRFM | premature rupture of fetal membranes |
| PRM | phosphoribomutase; photoreceptor membrane; premature rupture of membranes; Primary Reference Materia... |
| ROM | range of motion; read only memory; reduction of movement; regional office manual; removal of metal [... |
| SRM | spontaneous rupture of membranes; Standard Reference Material; superior rectus muscle |
| closing membranes | Thin sheets, composed of ectoderm externally and endoderm internally, which separate the pharyngeal pouches from the overlying branchial clefts in the early embryo. Synonym: pharyngeal membranes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mucous membranes | <pathology> A mucous membrane or tunica mucosa. (18 Nov 1997) |
| heart rupture | Laceration or tearing of the walls of the heart, of the interatrial or interventricular septum, of the papillary muscles or chordae tendineae, or of any of the valves of the heart. Rupture may be due to a variety of pathological entities, however, the majority are secondary to myocardial infarction (heart rupture, post-infarction). (12 Dec 1998) |
| heart rupture, post-infarction | Rupture of the heart after myocardial infarction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenic rupture | A term usually used to describe the result of blunt injury to the spleen. In this case, there will be laceration and haemorrhage from the spleen. This type of injury is most often seen in motor vehicle accidents. A rare form of spontaneous splenic rupture has been known to occur with mononucleosis and other disease processes which cause splenic enlargement (leukaemia). (27 Sep 1997) |
| synaptic membranes | Cell membranes associated with synapses. Both presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes are included along with their integral or tightly associated specializations for the release or reception of transmitters. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intercostal membranes | The membranous layers between ribs. Synonym: membranae intercostalia, intercostal ligaments, ligamenta intercostalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracellular membranes | Membranes of subcellular structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oesophageal rupture | Named after Captain Boerhaave, a Dutch ship captain, who was the first patient this condition was described in. Traumatic rupture of the lower oesophagus can occur with significant blunt chest trauma, during CPR or in some conditions of forceful protracted vomiting. This condition is much more common in the patient with a pre-existing oesophageal disease such as reflux oesophagitis. The chest X-ray will typically show an abnormal left cardiac border with free fluid within the left hemithorax (pleural effusion). Patients will experience immediate chest pain, which may radiate to the neck, accompanied by shock, sepsis and death within 48 hours if untreated. (27 Sep 1997) |
| uterine rupture | A tearing of uterine tissue; it may be traumatic or spontaneous due to multiple pregnancy, large foetus, previous scarring, or obstruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foetal membranes | Thin layers of tissue which surround the embryo or foetus and provide for its nutrition, respiration, excretion and protection; they are the yolk sac, allantois, amnion, and chorion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prenatal exposure delayed effects | Delayed effects on offspring of maternal or foetal prenatal exposure to drugs, radiation and other physical agents, manipulation, nutrition, stress, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| puberty, delayed | Unusually late sexual maturity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hypersensitivity, delayed | An increased reactivity to specific antigens mediated not by antibodies but by cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| delayed-action preparations | Dosage forms of a drug that act over a period of time. (12 Dec 1998) |