| TGV | thoracic gas volume; transposition of great vessels |
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| EC | effective concentration; ejection click; electrochemical; electron capture; embryonal carcinoma; eme... |
| ECP | ectrodactyly-cleft palate [syndrome]; effector cell precursor; endocardial potential; eosinophil cat... |
| ER | efficiency ratio; epigastric region; ejection rate; electroresection; emergency room; endoplasmic re... |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction - Complications(Cx) 1. Early ... |
| lymph vessels | The vessels that convey the lymph; they anastomose freely with each other. Synonym: vasa lymphatica, absorbent vessels, lymphatic vessels, lymphatics. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| buffy coat | <haematology> Thin yellow white layer of leucocytes on top of the mass of red cells when whole blood is centrifuged. (18 Nov 1997) |
| vascular layer of choroid coat of eye | <anatomy> The outer portion of the choroid of the eye containing the largest blood vessels. Synonym: lamina vasculosa choroideae, Haller's vascular tissue, uvaeformis, vascular layer of choroid coat of eye, vascular layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circular layer of muscular coat | The inner, circular layer of the smooth muscle of the muscular coat. Nomina Anatomica lists circular layers of muscular coats (stratum circulare tunicae muscularis...) of the following: 1) colon (... Coli ); 2) rectum (... Recti ); 3) small intestine (... Intestini tenuis ); 4) stomach (... Gastrici ). Synonym: stratum circulare tunicae muscularis gastricae, stratum circulare tunicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coat | 1. The outer covering or envelope of an organ or part. 2. One of the layers of membranous or other tissues forming the wall of a canal or hollow organ. See: tunic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coat protein | <protein> The proteins which make up the outer coat of a virus (called the capsid). (09 Oct 1997) |
| muscular coat | The muscular, usually middle, layer of a tubular structure; for most of the gastrointestinal tract, it consists of an outer longitudinal layer of muscle and an inner circular layer. Synonym: tunica muscularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of bronchi | Muscular layer of the bronchial wall. Synonym: tunica muscularis bronchiorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of colon | Muscular layer of the wall of the colon. Synonym: tunica muscularis coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of ductus deferens | Muscular layer of the wall of the ductus deferens. Synonym: tunica muscularis ductus deferentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of female urethra | Muscular layer of the wall of the female urethra. Synonym: tunica muscularis urethrae femininae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of gallbladder | Muscular layer of the wall of the gallbladder. Synonym: tunica muscularis vesicae biliaris, tunica muscularis vesicae felleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of oesophagus | Muscular layer of the oesophageal wall. Synonym: tunica muscularis oesophagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of pharynx | Muscular layer of the pharyngeal wall. In contrast with the muscular coats of the rest of the gastrointestinal tract (except anal canal), that of the pharynx has an outer circular layer and an inner longitudinal layer. Synonym: tunica muscularis pharyngis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of rectum | Muscular layer of the wall of the rectum. Synonym: tunica muscularis recti. (05 Mar 2000) |