| SAHA | seborrhea-hypertrichosis/hirsutism-alopecia [syndrome] |
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| CCT | carotid compression tomography; central conduction time; cerebrocranial trauma; chocolate-coated tab... |
| CT | calcitonin; calf testis; cardiac tamponade; cardiothoracic [ratio]; carotid tracing; carpal tunnel; ... |
| C/T | compression/traction [ratio] |
| DTT | diagnostic and therapeutic team; diphtheria tetanus toxoid; direct transverse traction; dithiothreit... |
| isotonic traction | Traction in which the amount of force does not change. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| traction | <dentistry> The act of drawing or pulling the teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| traction atrophy | Bands of thin wrinkled skin, initially red but becoming purple and white, which occur commonly on the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs at puberty and/or during and following pregnancy, and result from atrophy of the dermis and overextension of the skin; also associated with ascites and Cushing's syndrome. Synonym: atrophoderma striatum, lineae albicantes, lineae atrophicae, linear atrophy, stretch marks, stria, striae atrophicae, striate atrophy of skin, traction atrophy, vergeture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traction diverticulum | A diverticulum formed by the pulling force of contracting bands of adhesion, occurring mainly in the distal oesophagus, from tuberculous hilar or mediastinal lymphadenitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traction epiphysis | A secondary centre of ossification at the site of attachment of a tendon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external traction | A pulling force created by using fixed anchorage (e.g., a headcap or bed frame) outside the oral cavity; principally used in the management of midfacial fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extraoral traction appliances | Extraoral devices for applying force to the dentition in order to avoid some of the problems in anchorage control met with in intermaxillary traction and to apply force in directions not otherwise possible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alopecia | 1. <dermatology> Baldness, absence of the hair from skin areas where it normally is present. 2. <oncology> Hair loss as a result of chemotherapy or radiation therapy administered to the head. Hair loss from chemotherapy is temporary. Hair loss from radiation is usually permanent. Origin: Gr. Alepekia = a disease in which the hair falls out (14 May 1997) |
| alopecia adnata | Underdevelopment of the lashes. See: alopecia congenitalis. Synonym: madarosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia areata | <dermatology> A patchy baldness usually of a temporary nature. Cause unknown but anxiety and stress are common precipitating factors. (27 Sep 1997) |
| alopecia cicatrisata | Synonym: scarring alopecia. Origin: L. Cicatrix, cicatricis, scar + suffix -al, characterised by (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia congenitalis | Absence of all hair at birth, associated with psychomotor epilepsy; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: congenital baldness, hypotrichiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia disseminata | Loss of hair from all parts of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia leprotica | Thinning or total loss of the lateral third of the eyebrows, eyelashes, and body hairs, seen in leprosy; loss of scalp hair is rare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alopecia marginalis | Hair loss at the hair line, a condition most commonly seen in blacks; commonly transient and caused by chronic traction, although long-continued traction may cause permanent alopecia. Synonym: alopecia liminaris frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |