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| back-pressure renal atrophy | <radiology> Caliectasis without obstruction, due to repeated episodes of obstruction, gradual loss of renal pyramids (12 Dec 1998) |
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| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| broadest muscle of back | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, spinous processes of lower five or six thoracic and the lumbar vertebrae, median ridge of sacrum, and outer lip of iliac crest; insertion, with teres major into posterior lip of bicipital groove of humerus; action, adducts arm, rotates it medially, and extends it; nerve supply, thoracodorsal. Synonym: musculus latissimus dorsi, broadest muscle of back. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pain, back | Symptoms in the low back can relate to the bony lumbar spine, discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around the spine and discs, spinal cord and nerves, muscles of the low back, internal organs of the pelvis and abdomen, and the skin covering the lumbar area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| regions of back | The topographical regions of the back of the trunk, including the vertebral region, sacral region, scapular region, infrascapular region, and lumbar region. Synonym: regiones dorsales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscles of the back | The muscles of the back in general, including those attaching the shoulder girdle to the trunk posteriorly, the posterior serratus muscles, and the erector spinae. Synonym: musculi dorsi, dorsal muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poker back | Arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column; marked by nodular deposits at the edges of the intervertebral disks with ossification of the ligaments and bony ankylosis of the intervertebral articulations, it results in a rounded kyphosis with rigidity. Synonym: Bechterew's disease, poker back, Strumpell's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hog's-back | <geology> A hogback. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hollow back | Accentuation of the lumbar curvature of the spine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| push-back procedure | A surgical manoeuvre designed to reposition the soft palate posteriorly and reestablish velopharyngeal competence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stickle-back | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Synonym: sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback. Origin: OE. & Prov E. Stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. Sticel) + back. See Stick, and cf. Banstickle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| straight back syndrome | <syndrome> Loss of the normal concavity of the thoracolumbar spine with a narrowed anteroposterior chest dimension, resulting compression of the heart between spine and sternum, and consequent prominent precordial pulsations, an ejection murmur, and radiologic evidence of a widened cardiac silhouette (pancaked heart). (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial back muscles | Muscles originating from the vertebral column and having their fleshy bellies located in the back, but inserting onto the appendicular skeleton of the upper limb or the ribs. They are not innervated by dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves, as are the deep or true muscles of the back; includes the trapezius muscle (innervated by spinal accessory nerve) and latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, levator scapulae, and thoracic muscles (innervated by ventral primary rami of spinal nerves, or derivatives thereof). (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep muscles of back | Muscles of the back innervated by the dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves; includes erector spinae, transversospinalis, interspinal, and intertransverse muscles; excludes the superficial back muscles which are appendicular and are innervated by ventral rami, and the trapezius, innervated by the spinal accessory nerve. Synonym: true muscles of back. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diamond-back | <zoology> The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |