| perforating fibres | Bundles of collagenous fibre's that pass into the outer circumferential lamellae of bone or the cementum of teeth. Synonym: Sharpey's fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| perforating folliculitis | Erythematous papules with a central keratin plug which are scattered on the arms, thighs, and buttocks; seen especially in diabetics on haemodialysis. See: hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perforating keratoplasty | Corneal transplant with replacement of all layers of the cornea, but retaining the peripheral cornea. Synonym: perforating keratoplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perforating peroneal artery | Arterial branches which penetrate a wall or pass from the anterior to the posterior aspect or compartment of a structure such as the hand or foot to anastomose or be distributed. Synonym: ramus perforans, perforating peroneal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perforating ulcer of foot | A round, deep, trophic ulcer of the sole of the foot, following disease or injury, in any part of its course from the centre to the periphery of the nerve supplying the part. Synonym: mal perforant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perforating veins | The veins that accompany the perforating arteries from the profunda femoris artery; they drain blood from the vastus lateralis and hamstring muscles and terminate in the profunda femoris vein. Synonym: venae perforantes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perforating wound | A wound with an entrance and exit opening. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cockett communicating perforating veins | Mid-thigh perforation veins that connect the deep and superficial venous systems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| body of mammary gland | The principal part of the breast, consisting of glandular tissue and its supporting fibrous tissue. It forms a conical mass converging toward the nipple and is surrounded by adipose tissue. Synonym: corpus mammae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paget's disease, mammary | An intraductal carcinoma of the breast extending to involve the nipple and areola, characterised clinically by eczema-like inflammatory skin changes and histologically by infiltration of the dermis by malignant cells (paget's cells). (12 Dec 1998) |
| mammary | <anatomy> Pertaining to the mamma or breast. Origin: L. Mammarius (18 Nov 1997) |
| mammary branches | See: lateral mammary branches, medial mammary branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammary calculus | A concretion in one of the ducts of the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammary cancer virus of mice | Member of the retrovirus subfamily Oncornavirinae, antigenically distinct from the murine leukaemia-sarcoma complex, that is associated with adenocarcinomatous tumours of the mammary gland, commonly latent in wild and laboratory mice and causing cancer only in genetically susceptible strains under certain hormonal influences. Synonym: Bittner agent, Bittner virus, Bittner's milk factor, mammary cancer virus of mice, milk factor, mouse mammary tumour virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammary derived growth inhibitor | Fatty acid binding protein that inhibits proliferation of mammary carcinoma cells. (18 Nov 1997) |