| trochanter reflex | Contraction of the adductor muscles of the thigh elicited by a tap on the trochanter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trochanter tertius | The point of insertion on the upper portion of the shaft of the femur of the greater part of the gluteus maximus muscle; when markedly developed this tuberosity is called the third trochanter. Synonym: trochanter tertius, tuberositas glutea, crista glutea, gluteal crest, gluteal ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lesser trochanter | A pyramidal process projecting from the medial and proximal part of the shaft of the femur at the line of junction of the shaft and the neck; it receives the insertion of the psoas major and iliacus (iliopsoas) muscles. Synonym: trochanter minor, small trochanter, trochantin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastectomy, subcutaneous | Excision of breast tissue with preservation of overlying skin, nipple, and areola so that breast form may be reconstructed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subcutaneous | Under the skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
| subcutaneous emphysema | The presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue, may be seen in cases of pneumothorax. (27 Sep 1997) |
| subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn | Indurated plaques and nodules appearing usually a few days or a few weeks after birth and usually resolving within a few months, characterised microscopically by birefringent needle-shaped crystals within necrotic fat cells; the condition remains localised, unlike sclerema neonatorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous flap | A pedicle flap in which the pedicle is denuded of epithelium and buried in the subcutaneous tissue of the recipient area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous implantation | Insertion of material under the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous injection | The delivery of a medication into the subcutaneous tissues via injection (for example insulin). (27 Sep 1997) |
| subcutaneous mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the breast tissue but not the overlying skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
| subcutaneous myiasis | Invasion of subcutaneous tissues by the larvae of dipterous insects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous operation | An operation, as for the division of a tendon, performed without incising the skin other than by a minute opening made by the entering knife. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous part of external anal sphincter | pars subcutanea musculi sphincteri ani externi, subcutaneous portion of external anal sphincter |
| subcutaneous phycomycosis | A disease caused by fungi of the genera Basidiobolus or Conididiobolus; tissues are invaded by broad nonseptate hyphae that become surrounded by eosinophilic material. A form of zygomycosis. See: zygomycosis. Synonym: rhinomucormycosis, rhinophycomycosis, subcutaneous phycomycosis. Origin: Entomophthorales (order name) + G. Mykes, fungus + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |