| pulmonary wedge pressure | The blood pressure as recorded after wedging a catheter in a small pulmonary artery; believed to reflect the pressure in the pulmonary capillaries. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| quartz wedge | <microscopy> A compensator consisting of a gradual wedge of quartz of such orientation and dimensions as to show at least several orders of retardation colours as illustrated by the Michel Levy scale of retardation colours and birefringence vs. Thickness of specimen. The Babinet compensator employs two opposing quartz wedges, calibrated in terms of retardation. (05 Aug 1998) |
| ovarian wedge resection | <gynaecology, procedure> The surgical removal of a portion of a polycystic ovary to induce ovulation. (05 Jan 1998) |
| band-shaped keratopathy | A horizontal, gray, interpalpebral opacity of the cornea that begins at the periphery and progresses centrally; occurs in hypercalcaemia, chronic iridocyclitis, and Still's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bean-shaped plasma | <radiobiology> A toroidal plasma indented on the inboard side (the side with the donut hole), that results in additional stability to ballooning modes. Moderate indentation may provide access to the second-stability region (high beta). (13 Nov 1997) |
| bell-shaped crown | A crown of a tooth with an exaggerated occlusogingival contour; human deciduous molars typify the bell-shaped crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| boat-shaped | <botany> See Cymbiform. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| boat-shaped abdomen | A condition in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour. Synonym: boat-shaped abdomen, navicular abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bristle-shaped | Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bullet shaped vertebrae | <radiology> Differential diagnosis: Morquio disease, achondroplasia, Hurler disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| pear-shaped area | A cushioned mass of tissue, frequently pear-shaped, located on the alveolar process of the mandible behind the area of the last natural molar tooth. Synonym: pear-shaped area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wheel-shaped | 1. Shaped like a wheel. 2. <botany> Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saddle-shaped | Shaped like a saddle. <botany> Specifically: Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. <geology> Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; said of strata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| heart-shaped pelvis | Cordiform pelvis, a pelvis with sacrum projecting forward between the ilia, giving to the brim a heart shape. Synonym: heart-shaped pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heart-shaped uterus | An incomplete uterus bicornis with a wedge-shaped depression at the fundus. Synonym: heart-shaped uterus, uterus cordiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |