| inflatable implant | An implant consisting of an empty silicone rubber bag with an inlet tube and a valve; after insertion into or behind the breast, the bag is inflated with a liquid to the desired size; used in augmentation mammaplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intraocular implant | A plastic lens placed in the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye to substitute for the lens removed in cataract extraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital implant | The glass, plastic, or metal device placed in the muscle cone after enucleation of an eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular implant | A device placed surgically in the scrotum in males with absence or severe hypoplasia of the testis. Synonym: testicular prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endo-osseous implant | An implant into alveolar bone inserted through the prepared root canal of a tooth in order to increase effective root length. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endosteal implant | An implant that is inserted into the alveolar and/or basal bone and protrudes through the mucoperiosteum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triplant implant | A combination of three pin implant's to form a single abutment to support or retain a dental prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla tubae uterinae | The wide portion of the uterine (fallopian) tube near the fimbriated extremity; it has a complexly folded mucosa with a columnar epithelium of mostly ciliated cells between which are secretory cells. Synonym: ampulla tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago tubae auditivae | Cartilage of auditory tube or of pharyngotympanic tube; tubal cartilage; the trough-shaped cartilage that forms the medial wall, roof, and part of the lateral wall of the auditory tube. Synonym: cartilago tubae auditivae, cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube, tubal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars cartilaginea tubae auditivae | Synonym: cartilaginous part of auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars ossea tubae auditivae | The portion of the auditory tube that passes from the tympanic cavity anteromedially through the saemicanal for auditory tube. Synonym: pars ossea tubae auditivae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars uterina tubae uterinae | The part of the uterine tube located within the wall of the uterus. Synonym: pars uterina tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cellulae pneumaticae tubae auditivae | Occasional small air cells in the inferior wall of the auditory tube, near the tympanic orifice, communicating with the tympanic cavity. Synonym: cellulae pneumaticae tubae auditivae, air cells of auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plicae ampullares tubae uterinae | One of the folds of mucous membrane at the fimbriated extremity of the uterine tube. Synonym: plicae ampullares tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plicae tubariae tubae uterinae | Many longitudinal folds in the mucous membrane of the uterine (fallopian) tube. Synonym: plicae tubariae tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |