| anatomy, comparative | The comparative study of animal structure with regard to homologous organs or parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| anatomy, cross-sectional | Descriptive anatomy based on three-dimensional imaging of the body, organs, and structures using a series of computer multiplane sections, displayed by transverse, coronal, and sagittal analyses. It is essential to accurate interpretation by the radiologist of such techniques as ultrasonic diagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ankle anatomy | <radiology> | | lateral | | medial | coronal | peroneus longus | | tibialis posterior (TOM) peroneus brevis | | flexor digitorum longus (DICK) | | medial plantar artery and vein | | flexor hallucis longus (HARRY) ------------ tibialis anterior extensor hallucis longus extensor digitorum longus _T__H__D____ peroneus longus | | tibialis posterior peroneus brevis | axial | flexor digitorum longus | | medial plantar artery and vein ------------ flexor hallucis longus achilles tendon revised (12 Dec 1998) |
| applied anatomy | The practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment. Synonym: applied anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial anatomy | The manufacture of models of anatomic structures, or the study of anatomy from such models. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artistic anatomy | The study of anatomy for artistic purposes, as applied to painting, drawing, or sculpture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bronchial anatomy | <radiology> Normal anatomy: right bronchus: eparterial, left bronchus: hyparterial, may help determine situs (12 Dec 1998) |
| macroscopic anatomy | General anatomy, so far as it can be studied without the use of the microscope; commonly used to denote the study of anatomy by dissection of a cadaver. See: practical anatomy. Synonym: macroscopic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiological anatomy | The study of bodily sturcture using radiographs and other imaging methods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| general anatomy | The study of gross and microscopic structures as well as of the composition of the body, its tissues and fluids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathological anatomy | The subspecialty of pathology that pertains to the gross and microscopic study of organs and tissues removed for biopsy or during postmortem examination, and also the interpretation of the results of such study. Synonym: pathological anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medical anatomy | Anatomy in its bearing upon the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gross anatomy | General anatomy, so far as it can be studied without the use of the microscope; commonly used to denote the study of anatomy by dissection of a cadaver. See: practical anatomy. Synonym: macroscopic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| microscopic anatomy | The branch of anatomy in which the structure of cells, tissues, and organs is studied with the light microscope. See: histology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clastic anatomy | The construction or study of models in layers which can be removed one after the other to show the structure of the organism and/or organ. Synonym: plastic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |