| TA | alkaline tuberculin; arterial tension; axillary temperature; tactile afferent; Takayasu arteritis; t... |
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| HCG, hCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; 사람융모성성선자극호르몬 1. Placental Glycoprotein Hormone &nbs... |
| VEB | Ventricular Ectopic Beat = PVC |
| AE | above-elbow [amputation]; acrodermatitis enteropathica; activation energy; adult erythrocyte; advers... |
| CEAT | chronic ectopic atrial tachycardia |
| ectopic impulse | An electrical impulse from an area of the heart other than the sinus node. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ectopic pacemaker | Any pacemaker other than the sinus node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic pairing | Pairing of heterochromatin randomly, without regard to whether they are homologous. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ectopic pancreas | <radiology> Site: stomach (most common), small bowel, Meckel diverticulum, gallbladder, spleen prevalence: 10% at autopsy, 1:500 at operation (12 Dec 1998) |
| ectopic pinealoma | <tumour> An obsolete term for an undifferentiated neoplasm resembling a pinealoma, usually found near the pituitary gland; believed by some to be an undifferentiated teratoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic pregnancy | A gestation elsewhere than in the uterus. Often occurring in the fallopian tube. Presents with abdominal pain, fainting, and/or vaginal bleeding. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ectopic pregnancy, symptoms of | Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy can often be vague and include vaginal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain (usually stronger on one side),shoulder pain, weakness, or dizziness. Weakness, dizziness, and a sense of passing out upon standing can represent serious internal bleeding, requiring immediate medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ectopic rhythm | Any cardiac rhythm arising from a centre other than the normal pacemaker, the sinus node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic schistosomiasis | A clinical form of schistosomiasis that occurs outside of the normal site of parasitism (mesenteric vein or hepatic portals); may result from accidental blood-borne transport of schistosome eggs or, rarely, adult worms, to various unusual sites such as the skin, brain, or spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic tachycardia | A tachycardia originating in a focus other than the sinus node, e.g., atrial, A-V junctional, or ventricular tachycardia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic teratosis | A teratosis in which the organs or other parts are misplaced. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic testis | A variant of undescended testis wherein testicular position is outside the usual pathway of descent. See: testis ectopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic ureter | Opens somewhere other than the bladder wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory thyroid | An isolated mass, or one of several such masses, of thyroid tissue, sometimes present in the side of the neck, or just above the hyoid bone (suprahyoid accessory thyroid gland), or even as low as the arch of the aorta. Synonym: glandula thyroidea accessoria, accessory thyroid, prehyoid gland, suprahyoid gland, thyroidea accessoria, thyroidea ima, Wolfler's gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory thyroid gland | An isolated mass, or one of several such masses, of thyroid tissue, sometimes present in the side of the neck, or just above the hyoid bone (suprahyoid accessory thyroid gland), or even as low as the arch of the aorta. Synonym: glandula thyroidea accessoria, accessory thyroid, prehyoid gland, suprahyoid gland, thyroidea accessoria, thyroidea ima, Wolfler's gland. (05 Mar 2000) |