| post-temporal | <anatomy> Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes. A post-temporal bone. Origin: Pref. Post- + temporal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| post-term infant | A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation, as calculated from the last menstrual period (lmp). This is an important calculation, since, if delivery is delayed 3 weeks beyond term, the infant mortality rate skyrockets to 3 times normal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| post-tragus | <anatomy> A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals. Origin: NL. See Post-, and Tragus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| post-transcriptional processing | The enzymatic processing of the primary RNA transcript, which producesmessenger RNA and transfer RNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| post-translational modification | The enzymatic processing of a polypeptide chain after translation from messenger RNA and after peptide bond formation has occurred. Examples include glycosylation, acylation, limited proteolysis, phosphorylation, isoprenylation. (10 Oct 1997) |
| post-tympanic | <anatomy> Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the auditory meatus. Origin: Pref. Post- + tympanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| heart rupture, post-infarction | Rupture of the heart after myocardial infarction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protein processing, post-translational | Any of various enzymically catalyzed post-translational modifications of peptides or proteins in the cell of origin. These modifications include carboxylation, hydroxylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, methylation, glycosylation, oxidation-reduction, degradation and lysis, peptide bond formation, and changes in molecular weight and electrophoretic motility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amputation, traumatic | Loss of a limb or other bodily appendage by accidental injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hernia, diaphragmatic, traumatic | Protrusion of some part of the abdominal or retroperitoneal structures through the diaphragm into the thorax, occurring as a result of injury, usually to the abdomen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, traumatic | Any shock produced by trauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental occlusion, traumatic | An occlusion resulting in overstrain and injury to teeth, periodontal tissue, or other oral structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| traumatic | <surgery> Of, relating to or resulting from a trauma, wound or injury, whether physical or psychological. Origin: L. Traumaticus from Gr. Traumaticos, from trauma = wound (18 Nov 1997) |
| traumatic amenorrhoea | Absence of menses because of endometrial scarring or cervical stenosis resulting from injury or disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traumatic amnesia | The loss or disturbance of memory following an insult or injury to the brain of the type that accompanies a head injury, or excessive use of alcohol, or following the cessation of alcohol ingestion or other psychoactive drugs; or loss or disturbance of memory of the type seen in hysteria and other forms of dissociative disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |