| NG tube | Naso-Gastric tube |
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| PE tube | Polyethylene Ventilating tube placed in the eardrum |
| SB tube | Sengstaken-Blakemore tube |
| ET | educational therapy; effective temperature; ejection time; embryo transfer; endothelin; endotoxin; e... |
| OET | oral endotracheal tube; oral esophageal tube |
| septum of auditory tube | A very thin horizontal plate of bone forming two saemicanals, the upper, smaller, for the tensor tympani muscle, the lower, larger for the auditory tube; its termination in the middle ear is the processus cochleariformis. Synonym: septum canalis musculotubarii, septum of musculotubal canal, septum tubae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| isthmus of auditory tube | The narrowest portion of the auditory tube at the junction of the cartilaginous and bony portions. Synonym: isthmus tubae auditivae, isthmus of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tympanic opening of auditory tube | An opening in the anterior part of the tympanic cavity below the canal for the tensor tympani muscle. Synonym: ostium tympanicum tubae auditivae, tympanic opening of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube | The narrow lateral portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis lateralis tubae auditivae, lateral cartilaginous layer, lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube | The narrow lateral portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis lateralis tubae auditivae, lateral cartilaginous layer, lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albini's nodules | Minute fibrous nodule's on the margins of the mitral and tricuspid valves of the heart, sometimes present in the neonate and representing foetal tissue rests; described previously by Cruveilhier. Compare: nodule of semilunar valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apple jelly nodules | Descriptive term for the papular lesions of lupus vulgaris, as they appear on diascopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aschoff nodules | <pathology> Small granulomas composed of macrophages, lymphocytes and multinucleate cells grouped around eosinophilic hyaline material derived from collagen. Characteristic of the myocarditis of rheumatic fever. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Bohn's nodules | Tiny multiple cysts in newborns. They are found at the junction of the hard and soft palates and along buccal and lingual parts of the dental ridges and are derived from epithelial remnants of mucous gland tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Caplan's nodules | <syndrome> Pneumoconiosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Gamna-Gandy nodules | Small firm spheroidal or irregular foci that are yellow-brown, brown, or rustlike in colour, occurring chiefly in the spleen in such conditions as congestive splenomegaly and sickle cell disease, and consisting of relatively dense fibrous tissue or collagenous fibres impregnated with iron pigment and calcium salts; probably result from organization and scarring of sites where small perivascular haemorrhages occurred. Synonym: Gamna-Gandy nodules, Gandy-Gamna bodies, siderotic nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malpighian nodules | Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavitary lung nodules | <radiology> TB, fungal infection (including Coccidioides), septic pulmonary emboli, metastases, necrobiotic rheumatoid nodules, Wegener's granulomatosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| vocal cord nodules | Small, circumscribed, bilateral, beadlike enlargements on the vocal cords caused by overuse or abuse of the voice; often reversible by voice therapy. Synonym: singer's nodes, singer's nodules, teachers' nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatoid nodules | rheumatoid nodules are firm lumps in the skin of patients with rheumatoid arthritis that usually occur in pressure points of the body, most commonly the elbows (12 Dec 1998) |