| UE | uncertain etiology; under elbow; uninvolved epidermis; upper esophagus; upper extremity |
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| URI | uniform resource identifier; upper respiratory illness; upper respiratory infection |
| US | screen unsharpness ultrasonic, ultrasound; ultrasonography; unconditioned stimulus; unique sequence;... |
| MEN | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia ; AD Trait 1. MEN Type I(= Wermer Syndro... |
| MCS | malignant carcinoid syndrome; managed care system; massage of the carotid sinus; mesocaval shunt; me... |
| regions of body | The topographical divisions of the body. Synonym: regiones corporis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| regions of chest | The topographic divisions of the chest: presternal, mammary, inframammary, and axillary. See: pectoral region. Synonym: regiones pectorales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regions of face | The topographical subdivisions of the face, including nasal, oral, mental, orbital, infraorbital, buccal, and zygomatic. Synonym: regiones faciales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regions of head | The topographical division of the cranium in relation to the bones of the cranial vault; the regions include frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal. Synonym: regiones capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regions of neck | The topographical subdivisions of the neck. Synonym: regiones cervicales, neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regulatory regions or sequences | A DNA base sequence that controls gene expression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complementarity determining regions | That part of an antibody or T-cell receptor variable region that binds with antigen or antigen/major histocompatibility molecule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| promoter regions | <genetics> DNA sequences which are recognised (directly or indirectly) and bound by a DNA-dependent RNA polymerase during the initiation of transcription. Highly conserved sequences within the promoter include the pribnow box in bacteria and the tata box in eukaryotes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scaffold-associated regions | Sites in DNA that bind topoisomerase II and other scaffold proteins; found in introns. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypervariable regions | The regions of the immunoglobulin molecule that contain most of the residues involved in the antibody binding site. (05 Mar 2000) |
| terminator regions (genetics) | DNA sequences which signal the termination of transcription. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandibular fractures | Fractures of the lower jaw. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillary fractures | Fractures of the upper jaw. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cervical spine fractures | <radiology> Hyperflexion injury (46-79%), odontoid fracture, simple wedge fracture (stable), tear drop fracture, anterior subluxation, bilateral locked facets (unstable), anterior disc space narrowing, widened interspinous distance, clay shoveler's fracture hyperextension injury (20-38%), anteriorly widened disc space, prevertebral swelling, tear drop fracture, neural arch fracture of C1, subluxation (anterior/posterior), hangman's fracture flexion-rotation injury (12%), unilateral locked facets (stable) vertical compression (12%), Jefferson fracture, burst fracture lateral flexion/shearing (4-6%), uncinate fracture, isolated pillar fracture, transverse process fracture, lateral vertebral compression location (by frequency): C2,C6 greater than C5,C7 greater than C3,C4 greater than C1 see: atlas fracture, axis fracture, unstable fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| closed reduction of fractures | Reduction by manipulation of bone, without incision in the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |