| intra-articular cartilage | A plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and separating the articular surfaces of the bones for a varying distance, sometimes completely; it serves to adapt two articular surfaces that are not entirely congruent. Synonym: discus articularis, articular disk, fibrocartilago interarticularis, fibroplate, interarticular fibrocartilage, intra-articular cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intra-articular fracture | Fracture occurring within a joint capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-articular ligament of costal head | Transverse fibres extending within the capsule from the ridge between the two facets on the head of the rib to the intervertebral disk. Synonym: ligamentum capitis costae intra-articulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-articular sternocostal ligament | <anatomy> A ligament within the articular capsule between a costal cartilage and the sternum; especially well developed at second costal cartilage. Synonym: ligamentum sternocostale intra-articulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-atrial | Within one or both of the atria of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-atrial block | Impaired conduction through the atria, manifested by widened and often notched P waves in the electrocardiogram. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-atrial conduction | Conduction of the cardiac impulse through the atrial myocardium, represented by the P wave in the electrocardiogram. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-atrial conduction time | The total duration of electrical activity of the atria in one cardiac cycle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-aural | Within the ear. Origin: intra-+ L. Auris, ear (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-auricular | 1. Within an auricle (e.g., of the ear). 2. Obsolete term for intra-atrial. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-ocular calcification | <radiology> Retinoblastoma, foreign body, post-inflammatory atrophy of globe, chronic hypercalcaemia, tuberous sclerosis, cataract, Coats disease (congenital vascular anomaly of retina) (12 Dec 1998) |
| zygote intra-fallopian transfer | <gynaecology> In vitro fertilization with a transfer of the zygote into the fallopian tube, a combination of in vitro fertilization and gamete intra-fallopian transfer. An assisted reproduction technique consisting of hormonal stimulation of the ovaries, laparoscopic follicular aspiration of oocytes, in-vitro fertilization, and intra-fallopian transfer of the zygote by transabdominal cannulation at the pronuclear stage (before cleavage). Acronym: ZIFT (12 Dec 1998) |
| ligamentum capitis costae intra-articulare | Transverse fibres extending within the capsule from the ridge between the two facets on the head of the rib to the intervertebral disk. Synonym: ligamentum capitis costae intra-articulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sternocostale intra-articulare | <anatomy> A ligament within the articular capsule between a costal cartilage and the sternum; especially well developed at second costal cartilage. Synonym: ligamentum sternocostale intra-articulare. (05 Mar 2000) |