| ANS | acanthion; American Nutrition Society; 8-anilino-1-naphthalene-sulfonic acid; anterior nasal spine; ... |
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| HIVD | Herniation(Herniated) of Inter-Vertebral Disc - Cervical HIVD &... |
| Csp, C-spine | cervical spine |
| PSIS | Posterior Superior Iliac Spine; 상후장골극, 위뒤장골가시 |
| PIIS | posterior inferior iliac spine |
| cervical spine fractures | <radiology> Hyperflexion injury (46-79%), odontoid fracture, simple wedge fracture (stable), tear drop fracture, anterior subluxation, bilateral locked facets (unstable), anterior disc space narrowing, widened interspinous distance, clay shoveler's fracture hyperextension injury (20-38%), anteriorly widened disc space, prevertebral swelling, tear drop fracture, neural arch fracture of C1, subluxation (anterior/posterior), hangman's fracture flexion-rotation injury (12%), unilateral locked facets (stable) vertical compression (12%), Jefferson fracture, burst fracture lateral flexion/shearing (4-6%), uncinate fracture, isolated pillar fracture, transverse process fracture, lateral vertebral compression location (by frequency): C2,C6 greater than C5,C7 greater than C3,C4 greater than C1 see: atlas fracture, axis fracture, unstable fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
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| cervical spine fusion | <radiology> (ankylosis) Posterior elements, JRA, vertebral bodies, block vertebrae, Klippel-Feil (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental spine | A slight projection, sometimes two, in the middle line of the posterior surface of the body of the mandible, giving attachment to the geniohyoid muscle (below) and the genioglossus (above). Synonym: spina mentalis, genial tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater tympanic spine | The anterior edge of the tympanic notch (of Rivinus). Synonym: spina tympanica major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cleft spine | See: spina bifida. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poker spine | Stiff spine resulting from widespread joint immobility or overwhelming muscle spasm as might be evoked by an osteomyelitis of a vertebra or a rheumatoid spondylitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crest of scapular spine | The posterior subcutaneous border of the spine of the scapula that expands in its medial part into a smooth triangular area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemal spine | The middle point on the underside of the haemal arch of the typical vertebra; considered by some to be represented by the sternum in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Henle's spine | Small bony prominence anterior to the supramastoid pit at the posterosuperior margin of the bony external acoustic meatus. Synonym: spina suprameatica, Henle's spine, meatal spine, spina meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sciatic spine | A pointed process from the posterior border of the ischium on a level with the lower border of the acetabulum; gives attachment to the sacrospinous ligament; the pudendal nerve passes dorsal to the ischial spine, which is palpable per vagina or rectum, and thus is used as a target for the needle-tip in administering a pudendal nerve block. Synonym: spina ischiadica, ischiadic spine, sciatic spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubic spine | A small projection at the anterior extremity of the crest of the pubis about 2 cm from the symphysis. Synonym: tuberculum pubicum, pubic spine, spina pubis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoidal spine | A posterior and downward projection from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side, located posterolateral to the foramen spinosum, so-named for its proximity to the sphenoidal spine; gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament. Synonym: processus spinosus, spina ossis sphenoidalis, alar spine, angular spine, spina angularis, spinous process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spine | A stiff, sharp-pointed structure, formed by modification of a plant organ, for example a lateral branch or a stipule. (09 Oct 1997) |
| spine cell | <cell biology> Large flattened polygonal cells of the stratum germinosum of the epidermis (just above the basal stem cells), that appear in the light microscope to have fine spines projecting from their surfaces, these terminate in desmosomes that link the cells together and have many tonofilaments of cytokeratin within them. (05 Mar 1998) |
| spine-finned | <zoology> Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; said of certain fishes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |