| ACMF | arachnoid cyst of the middle fossa |
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| LIF | laser-induced fluorescence; left iliac fossa; left index finger; leukemia-inhibiting factor; leukocy... |
| PCF | peripheral circulatory failure; pharyngoconjunctival fever; platelet complement fixation; posterior ... |
| PFT | pancreatic function test; parafascicular thalamotomy; posterior fossa tumor; prednisone, fluorouraci... |
| PMF | platelet membrane fluidity; progressive massive fibrosis; proton motive force; pterygomaxillary foss... |
| periarterial pad | A collection of cells around the renal glomerular arterioles that contain cytoplasmic granules, probably composed of renin. Synonym: periarterial pad. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hard pad disease | A form of canine distemper characterised by hyperkeratosis of the foot pads and nose. See: canine distemper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hard pad virus | The virus causing hard pad disease, probably canine distemper virus, but sometimes not recovered. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heel pad | <radiology> Normal less than 21 mm, enlargement: acromegaly, obesity, steroids (12 Dec 1998) |
| sea pad | <zoology> The puffin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| neck pad | <dentistry> A neckpad is a cloth covered cushion which you wear around your neck when you put on your face-bow. Generally, the breakaways are attached to the neckpad to provide force for the face-bow. (08 Jan 1998) |
| sucking pad | An encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle, especially marked in the infant; supposed to strengthen and support the cheek during the act of sucking. Synonym: corpus adiposum buccae, Bichat's fat-pad, Bichat's protuberance, fat body of cheek, sucking cushion, sucking pad, suctorial pad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dinner pad | A pad of moderate thickness placed over the pit of the stomach before the application of a plaster jacket; after the plaster has set the pad is removed, leaving space for varying degrees of abdominal distention. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laparotomy pad | A pad made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape; used as a sponge, for packing off the viscera in abdominal operations, and in other ways. Synonym: abdominal pad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brown fat | A thermogenic type of adipose tissue containing a dark pigment, and arising during embryonic life in certain specific areas in many mammals, including man. It is prominent in the newborn of all species in which it occurs and remains a distinct and conspicuous tissue in the adults of certain species, especially those that hibernate. It is also called brown adipose tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| brown fat cell | <pathology> Brown fat is specialised for heat production and the adipocytes have many mitochondria in which an inner membrane protein can act as an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation allowing rapid thermogenesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| chicken fat clot | Clot formed in vitro or postmortem from leukocytes and plasma of sedimented blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combined fat-and carbohydrate-induced hyperlipaemia | Hyperlipoproteinaemia characterised by increased plasma levels of chylomicrons, VLDL, pre-beta-lipoproteins, and triglycerides, and slight rise of cholesterol on a normal diet, with beta-lipoproteins normal; may be accompanied by bouts of abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly, susceptibility to atherosclerosis, and abnormal glucose tolerance; probably autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: combined fat-and carbohydrate-induced hyperlipaemia, familial hyperchylomicronaemia with hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia, mixed hyperlipaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white fat | <anatomy> Connective tissue that has been specialised to store fat. See: adipocyte. (25 Jun 1999) |
| multilocular fat | A thermogenic type of adipose tissue containing a dark pigment, and arising during embryonic life in certain specific areas in many mammals, including man. It is prominent in the newborn of all species in which it occurs and remains a distinct and conspicuous tissue in the adults of certain species, especially those that hibernate. It is also called brown adipose tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |