| BESM | bovine embryonic skeletal muscle |
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| COFS | cerebro-oculo-facial-skeletal [syndrome] |
| hSGF | human skeletal growth factor |
| MRSD | mental retardation-skeletal dysplasia [syndrome] |
| SCARF | skeletal abnormalities, cutis laxa, craniostenosis, psychomotor retardation, facial abnormalities [s... |
| skeletal traction | Traction pull on a bone structure mediated through pin or wire inserted into the bone to reduce a fracture of long bones. Synonym: skeletal extension. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis | A form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcification along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine and commonly with inflammation (tendinitis) and calcification of the tendons at their attachments points to bone. Because areas of the spine and tendons can become inflamed, antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs), such ibuprofen, can be helpful in both relieving pain and inflammation. Also called Forestier's disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| osseous part of skeletal system | The part of the skeleton composed of bone. Synonym: pars ossea systematis skeletalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ammonia fixation | The utilization of ammonia (or ammonium ions) in the net synthesis of nitrogen-containing molecules; e.g., glutamine synthetase. Synonym: ammonia fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bifoveal fixation | A condition in which both eyes are simultaneously directed to the same target. Synonym: bifoveal fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| binocular fixation | A condition in which both eyes are simultaneously directed to the same target. Synonym: bifoveal fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbon fixation | <plant biology> The process by which photosynthetic organisms such as plants turn inorganic carbon (usually carbon dioxide) into organic compounds (us. Carbohydrates). (09 Oct 1997) |
| mandibulomaxillary fixation | Fixation of fractures of the mandible or maxilla by applying elastic bands or stainless steel wire between the maxillary and mandibular arch bars or other types of splint. Synonym: mandibulomaxillary fixation, maxillomandibular fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genes, nitrogen fixation | Regulatory and structural genes present in certain bacteria, algae and fungi that control the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into biologically usable compounds; include nif structural genes (e.g., nifd, nifh) for nitrogenase and nitrate reductase as well as regulator genes nifa, nifb, ntra, ntrb, ntrc. Some are responsible for regulating transcription of genes involved in the assimilation of poor nitrogen sources in enteric bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genetic fixation | The increase of the frequency of a gene by genetic drift until no other allele is preserved in a specific finite population. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gibney's fixation bandage | A herring-bone strapping of the foot and leg for sprain of the ankle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillomandibular fixation | Fixation of fractures of the mandible or maxilla by applying elastic bands or stainless steel wire between the maxillary and mandibular arch bars or other types of splint. Synonym: mandibulomaxillary fixation, maxillomandibular fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roger-Anderson pin fixation appliance | An appliance used in extraoral fixation of mandibular fractures and prognathic corrections in which pins placed in the bone segments are joined by metal connecting rods. See: external pin fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumalveolar fixation | Stabilization of a fracture segment or surgical splint by wire passed through and around the dental alveolar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circummandibular fixation | Stabilization of a fracture segment or surgical splint by wire passed around the mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |