| ESVS | epiurethral suprapubic vaginal suspension |
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| HPS | Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; hematoxylin, phloxin, and saffron; Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome; high-pr... |
| PSIFT | platelet suspension immunofluorescence test |
| RCS | rabbit aorta-contracting substance; red cell suspension; reticulum cell sarcoma; right coronary sinu... |
| SAS | sarcoma amplified sequence; self-rating anxiety scale; short arm splint; Sklar Aphasia Scale; sleep ... |
| Sayre's suspension traction | Spinal traction obtained by vertical suspension of the patient by means of a head halter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hindlimb suspension | Technique for limiting use, activity, or movement by immobilizing or restraining animal by suspending from hindlimbs or tails. This immobilization is used to simulate some effects of reduced gravity and study weightlessness physiology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| suspension | 1. A condition of temporary cessation, as of animation, of pain or of any vital process. 2. <pharmacology> A preparation of a finely divided drug intended to be incorporated (suspended) in some suitable liquid vehicle before it is used or already incorporated in such a vehicle. Origin: L. Suspensio (18 Nov 1997) |
| suspension colloid | A colloidal solution in which the disperse particles are solid and lyophobe or hydrophobe, and are therefore sharply demarcated from the fluid in which they are suspended. Synonym: hydrophobic colloid, lyophobic colloid, suspension colloid. Origin: suspension + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| suspension stability | A very slow sedimentation rate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| insulin zinc suspension | A sterile buffered suspension with zinc chloride, containing 40 or 80 units per ml; the solid phase of the suspension consists of a mixture of 7 parts of crystalline insulin and 3 parts of amorphous insulin. Synonym: lente insulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extended insulin zinc suspension | A long-acting insulin suspension, obtained from beef, with an approximate time of onset of 7 hours and a duration of action of 36 hours. Synonym: crystalline insulin zinc suspension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial tarsal artery | <anatomy, artery> One of two small branches of the dorsalis pedis; distribution, to inner margin of foot. Synonym: arteria tarsea medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cyst, tarsal | Also called a chalazian or a Meibomian cyst, an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior tarsal muscle | <anatomy> A well defined layer of smooth muscle that extends from the aponeurosis of the musculus levator palpebrae superioris to the superior tarsus; it is innervated by sympathetic nerves and acts to hold the upper lid in an elevated position; its paralysis in Horner's syndrome result in ptosis. Synonym: musculus tarsalis superior, Muller's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior tarsal muscle | <anatomy> Poorly developed smooth muscle in the lower eyelid that acts to widen the palpebral fissure. Synonym: musculus tarsalis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tarsal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye). A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale. <medicine> Tarsal tetter, an eruptive disease of the edges of the eyelids; a kind of bleareye. <zoology> Same as Tercel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tarsal arch | See: arterial arch of lower eyelid, arterial arch of upper eyelid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tarsal bones | The seven bones which form the tarsus - namely, calcaneus, talus, cuboid, navicular, and first, second and third cuneiforms. The tarsus is a skeletal part of the foot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tarsal canal | tarsal sinus |