| SHARP | school health additional referral program |
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| TRAP | carpal tunnel syndrome, Raynaud phenomenon, aching muscles, proximal muscle weakness [rheumatic diso... |
| WAR | Wasserman antigen reaction; without additional reagents |
| C1 | first cervical nerve; first cervical vertebra; first component of complement |
| C2 | second cervical nerve; second cervical vertebra; second component of complement |
| rugger jersey vertebra | Appearance of a vertebral body with horizontal sclerotic bands adjacent to the endplates; associated with renal osteodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| picture frame vertebra | Radiographically diminished density of trabecular bone with relative preservation of the cortex, a sign of osteopenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cranial vertebra | A segment of the skull regarded as homologous with a segment of the vertebral column. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ivory vertebra | A radiographically dense vertebra, usually from metastatic disease, especially lymphoma when solitary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| odontoid vertebra | <botany> A stem, commonly used for the main stem of a whole plant or of an inflorescence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| toothed vertebra | <botany> A stem, commonly used for the main stem of a whole plant or of an inflorescence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| true vertebra | Any one of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: vertebra vera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal part of thoracic duct | The part of the thoracic duct between the cisterna chyli and the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm. Synonym: pars abdominalis ductus thoracici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic artery | One of the arteries supplying the anterior portions of the intercostal spaces of the thoracic wall. Anterior intercostal arteries 1-6 arise as branches of the internal thoracic artery; 7-11 arise as branches of the musculophrenic artery. Synonym: rami intercostales anteriores, rami intercostalis anteriores arteria thoracica interna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aorta, thoracic | The portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and extending to the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aortic aneurysm, thoracic | An aneurysm in the proximal portion of the descending aorta proceeding from the arch of the aorta and giving rise to the bronchial, oesophageal, pericardiac, and mediastinal branches. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arch of thoracic duct | See: thoracic duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arterial thoracic outlet syndrome | <syndrome> A rare disorder due to compression of the subclavian artery (with resultant poststenotic dilation) by a fully formed cervical rib; thrombi form in the dilated distal arterial segment, and distal limb ischemia may occur due to thromboembolic events. (05 Mar 2000) |
| asphyxiating thoracic chondrodystrophy | Hereditary hypoplasia of the thorax, associated with pelvic skeletal abnormality. Synonym: asphyxiating thoracic chondrodystrophy, Jeune's syndrome, thoracic-pelvic-phalangeal dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia | Hereditary hypoplasia of the thorax, associated with pelvic skeletal abnormality. Synonym: asphyxiating thoracic chondrodystrophy, Jeune's syndrome, thoracic-pelvic-phalangeal dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |