| AFP | Alpha(α) Feto-Protein [HP 1826, 1858, 1859, 2265] ; Oncofetal Antigens &nbs... |
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| CT | calcitonin; calf testis; cardiac tamponade; cardiothoracic [ratio]; carotid tracing; carpal tunnel; ... |
| FTS | family tracking system; feminizing testis syndrome; fetal tobacco syndrome; fissured tongue syndrome... |
| NSGCTT | nonseminomatous germ-cell tumor of the testis |
| TDF | testis-determining factor; thoracic duct fistula; thoracic duct flow; time-dose fractionation; tissu... |
| efferent | Moving or carrying outward or away from a central part. Refers to vessels, nerves, etc. For example: blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart or nerves carrying signals from the brain. Compare: afferent. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| efferent duct | One of 12 to 14 small seminal ducts leading from the testis to the head of the epididymis. Synonym: ductulus efferens testis, vas efferens, efferent duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| efferent fibres | Those fibres conveying impulses to effector tissues (muscle: smooth, cardiac or striated; or glands) in the periphery; those fibres exiting a specific cell group (i.e., efferent fibres of the basilar pons), used in reference to a cell group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| efferent glomerular arteriole | The vessel that carries blood from the glomerular capillary network to the capillary bed of the proximal convoluted tubule; collectively, these vessels constitute the renal portal system. Synonym: arteriola glomerularis efferens, vas efferens, efferent vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| efferent lymphatic | A vein carrying blood away from a part. Synonym: efferent lymphatic. Synonym: efferent glomerular arteriole. Synonym: efferent ductules of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| efferent nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A nerve which transmits impulses from the brain and spinal cord to a muscle or organ. (27 Sep 1997) |
| efferent pathways | Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a nerve centre toward a peripheral site. (12 Dec 1998) |
| efferent vessel | A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior border of testis | An imaginary convex line demarcating the lateral and medial surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix of the testis | A vesicular nonpedunculated structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the cephalic end of the paramesonephric (mullerian) duct. Synonym: appendix testis, appendix of the testis, nonpedunculated hydatid, ovarium masculinum, sessile hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix testis | A small solid projection of tissue on the outer surface of the testis which is a remnant of the embryologic mullerian duct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| blood-testis barrier | The membrane in the testis that separates sperm from the bloodstream. (09 Oct 1997) |
| vaginal process of testis | A peritoneal diverticulum in the embryonic lower anterior abdominal wall that traverses the inguinal canal; in the male it forms the tunica vaginalis testis and normally loses its connection with the peritoneal cavity; a persistent processus vaginalis in the female is known as the canal of Nuck. Synonym: Nuck's diverticulum, processus vaginalis peritonei, vaginal process of peritoneum, vaginal process of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vanished testis syndrome | <syndrome> Absence of both testes in a male with normal chromosomes (XY) and otherwise normal genitalia at birth and during childhood. Testes were present in at least the first trimester of gestation, but vanished sometime thereafter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo anterior testis | An imaginary convex line demarcating the lateral and medial surfaces. Synonym: margo anterior testis. (05 Mar 2000) |