| PE tube | Polyethylene Ventilating tube placed in the eardrum |
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| SB tube | Sengstaken-Blakemore tube |
| OET | oral endotracheal tube; oral esophageal tube |
| TT | tablet triturate; tactile tension; tendon transfer; test tube; testicular torsion; tetanus toxin; te... |
| Eust | eustachian |
| intestinal pseudo-obstruction | <radiology> Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, autosomal dominant, variable penetrance, insidious onset in child or young adult, intermittent episodes, dysphagia, vomiting, abdominal pain/distention, diarrhoea, constipationn, small bowel involvement most common, megaduodenum, ileus simulating obstruction (12 Dec 1998) |
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| obstruction | 1. The act of blocking or clogging. 2. The state or condition of being clogged. Origin: L. Obstructio (18 Nov 1997) |
| ureteropelvic junction obstruction | <urology> A blockage of a ureter in the region where the ureter enters the anatomic pelvis (close to the bladder). This is caused most often by a kidney stone but can also be caused by external (or internal) compression from a tumour. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ureteropelvic obstruction | A blocking or stenosis, usually congenital, at the junction of the renal pelvis and ureter, usually resulting in stasis, pelvocaliectasis, hydronephrosis, or calyceal clubbing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ureterovesical obstruction | Obstruction of the lower ureter at its entrance into the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethral obstruction | Obstruction anywhere along the urethra. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lacrimal duct obstruction | Interference with the secretion of tears by the lacrimal glands. Obstruction of the lacrimal sac or nasolacrimal duct causing acute or chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (dacryocystitis). It is caused also in infants by failure of the nasolacrimal duct to open into the inferior meatus and occurs about the third week of life. In adults occlusion may occur spontaneously or after injury or nasal disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Abbott's tube | A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression. Synonym: Abbott's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal ostium of uterine tube | The fimbriated or ovarian extremity of an oviduct. Synonym: ostium abdominale tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air cells of auditory tube | Occasional small air cells in the inferior wall of the auditory tube, near the tympanic orifice, communicating with the tympanic cavity. Synonym: cellulae pneumaticae tubae auditivae, air cells of auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air tube | The trachea, or a bronchus or any of its branches conveying air to the lungs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alar lamina of neural tube | The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurons relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurons compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem. Synonym: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alar plate of neural tube | The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurons relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurons compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem. Synonym: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampulla of uterine tube | The wide portion of the uterine (fallopian) tube near the fimbriated extremity; it has a complexly folded mucosa with a columnar epithelium of mostly ciliated cells between which are secretory cells. Synonym: ampulla tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampullary folds of uterine tube | One of the folds of mucous membrane at the fimbriated extremity of the uterine tube. Synonym: plicae ampullares tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |