| IM | idiopathic myelofibrosis; immunosuppressive method; implementation monitoring; Index Medicus; indome... |
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| LD5 | isoenzyme of lactate dehydrogenase found in the liver and muscles |
| mm | methylmalonyl; millimeter; mucous membrane; muscles |
| MT | magnetization transfer; malaria therapy; malignant teratoma; mammary tumor; mammilothalamic tract; m... |
| SITS | supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis [shoulder muscles comprising the rotator cu... |
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| back of foot reflex | The foot being firmly supported on its inner side, a sharp tap on the dorsal tendons causes extension of the second to the fifth toes. Synonym: back of foot reflex, dorsum of foot reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| back pain | A continuous pain located in the back, usually below the cervical level. For lower back pain or pain in the lumbar region, low back pain is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| back pain, low | Symptoms in the low back can relate to the bony lumbar spine, discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around the spine and discs, spinal cord and nerves, muscles of the low back, internal organs of the pelvis and abdomen, and the skin covering the lumbar area. The low back, or lumbar area, functions in structural support, movement, and protection of certain body tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| back pressure | Pressure exerted upstream in the circulation as a result of obstruction to forward flow, as when congestion in the pulmonary circulation results from stenosis of the mitral valve or failure of the left ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| back-pressure renal atrophy | <radiology> Caliectasis without obstruction, due to repeated episodes of obstruction, gradual loss of renal pyramids (12 Dec 1998) |
| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| broadest muscle of back | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, spinous processes of lower five or six thoracic and the lumbar vertebrae, median ridge of sacrum, and outer lip of iliac crest; insertion, with teres major into posterior lip of bicipital groove of humerus; action, adducts arm, rotates it medially, and extends it; nerve supply, thoracodorsal. Synonym: musculus latissimus dorsi, broadest muscle of back. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pain, back | Symptoms in the low back can relate to the bony lumbar spine, discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around the spine and discs, spinal cord and nerves, muscles of the low back, internal organs of the pelvis and abdomen, and the skin covering the lumbar area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| regions of back | The topographical regions of the back of the trunk, including the vertebral region, sacral region, scapular region, infrascapular region, and lumbar region. Synonym: regiones dorsales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poker back | Arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column; marked by nodular deposits at the edges of the intervertebral disks with ossification of the ligaments and bony ankylosis of the intervertebral articulations, it results in a rounded kyphosis with rigidity. Synonym: Bechterew's disease, poker back, Strumpell's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hog's-back | <geology> A hogback. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hollow back | Accentuation of the lumbar curvature of the spine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| push-back procedure | A surgical manoeuvre designed to reposition the soft palate posteriorly and reestablish velopharyngeal competence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stickle-back | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Synonym: sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback. Origin: OE. & Prov E. Stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. Sticel) + back. See Stick, and cf. Banstickle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| straight back syndrome | <syndrome> Loss of the normal concavity of the thoracolumbar spine with a narrowed anteroposterior chest dimension, resulting compression of the heart between spine and sternum, and consequent prominent precordial pulsations, an ejection murmur, and radiologic evidence of a widened cardiac silhouette (pancaked heart). (05 Mar 2000) |