| AP | accessory pathway; accounts payable; acid phosphatase; acinar parenchyma; action potential; active p... |
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| IMAGE | International Multicenter Angina Exercise [study] |
| PIA | photoelectric intravenous angiography; plasma insulin activity; preinfarction angina; Psychiatric In... |
| RITA | Randomised Intervention Treatment of Angina [UK]; right internal thoracic artery |
| UA | absorption unsharpness; ultra-audible; ultrasonic arteriography; umbilical artery; unauthorized abse... |
| Klinger-Ludwig acid-thionin stain | <technique> For sex chromatin, a method using a preliminary acid treatment on buccal smears, prior to staining with buffered thionin, to differentiate Barr body. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Fleischmann, Friedrich Ludwig | <person> 19th century German anatomist. See: sublingual bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lichtheim, Ludwig | <person> German physician, 1845-1928. See: Lichtheim's sign, Dejerine-Lichtheim phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig, Daniel | <person> German anatomist, 1625-1680. See: Ludwig's angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig, Karl | <person> German anatomist and physiologist, 1816-1895. See: depressor nerve of Ludwig, Ludwig's ganglion, Ludwig's labyrinth, Ludwig's nerve, Ludwig's stromuhr. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig, Kurt | <person> German anatomist, *1922. See: Klinger-Ludwig acid-thionin stain for sex chromatin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig's angle | The angle between the manubrium and the body of the sternum at the manubriosternal junction. Marks the level of the second costal cartilage (rib) for counting ribs or intercostal spaces. Denotes level of aortic arch, bifurcation of trachea, and T4/T5 intervertebral disc. Synonym: angulus sterni, Louis' angle, Ludwig's angle, manubriosternal junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig's ganglion | A small collection of parasympathetic nerve cells in the interatrial septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig's labyrinth | Proximal and distal convoluted tubules and the associated renal corpuscles supplied by branches of the interlobular arteries. Synonym: labyrinthus, pars convoluta lobuli corticalis renis, labyrinth, Ludwig's labyrinth, renal labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig's nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the vagus which ends in the aortic arch and base of the heart; composed entirely of afferent fibres; its stimulation elicits a brainstem reflex which causes slowing of the heart, dilation of the peripheral vessels, and a fall in blood pressure. Synonym: Cyon's nerve, depressor nerve of Ludwig, Ludwig's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ludwig, Wilhelm Friedrich von | <person> German surgeon, 1790-1865. See: Ludwig's angina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal angina | <surgery> A dull, crampy centralised abdominal pain that occurs 15-30 minutes after a meal. Associated with ischaemic bowel disease. Evaluated with mesenteric arteriography. (27 Sep 1997) |
| agranulocytic angina | <haematology> A symptom complex characterised by marked decrease in the number of granulocytes and by lesions of the throat and other mucous membranes, of the gastrointestinal tract and of the skin, also called granulocytopenia and Schultz's disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| angina | Chest pain that occurs secondary to the inadequate delivery of oxygen to the heart muscle. Often described as a heavy or squeesing pain in the midsternal area of the chest. (27 Sep 1997) |
| angina cruris | Intermittent claudication of the leg. (05 Mar 2000) |