| skeletal muscle ventricle | Autologous skeletal muscle that is wrapped around the heart and electrically stimulated in order to provide mechanical heart assistance. The latissimus dorsi muscle is commonly used to form this ventricle that functions to independently augment cardiac performance by pumping in series with the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| skeletal survey | A radiographic examination of all or selected parts of the skeleton, as for occult fractures, metastases, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skeletal system | The bones and cartilages of the body. Synonym: systema skeletale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |