| DTR | deep tendon reflex; dietetic technician registered |
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| GTO | Golgi tendon organ |
| MCT | manual cervical traction; mean cell thickness; mean cell threshold; mean circulation time; mean corp... |
| PTB | patellar tendon bearing; prior to birth |
| PTR | patellar tendon reflex; patient termination record; patient to return; peripheral total resistance; ... |
| subcoracoid-pectoralis minor tendon syndrome | <syndrome> Pain running down the arm, numbness, paresthesias, and erythema, with weakness of the hands; due to abduction of the arm for a prolonged period (e.g., during sleep or necessitated by occupation) which stretches the axillary vessels and the nerves of the brachial plexus. Synonym: subcoracoid-pectoralis minor tendon syndrome, Wright's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| synovial tendon sheath | A sheath of synovial membrane enveloping certain of the tendons; it contains a small amount of synovial fluid. Synonym: vagina synovialis tendinis, mucous sheath of tendon, theca tendinis, vagina mucosa tendinis, vaginal synovial membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon | <anatomy> A fibrous, strong, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. The laceration of a tendon can result in the inability to flex or extend at a joint. (13 Jan 1998) |
| tendon advancement | The excision of the tendon of an eye muscle and attachment of it to a more anterior location on the globe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon bundle | A group of tendon fibres surrounded by a sheath of irregular connective tissue (peritendineum). (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon cells | Elongated fibroblastic cell's arranged in rows between the collagenous tendon fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon graft | A graft of tendon, as in tendon transplantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon injuries | Injuries to the fibrous cords of connective tissue which attach muscles to bones or other structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tendon recession | Surgical displacement of the tendon of an eye muscle posterior to its anatomic insertion. Synonym: curb tenotomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon reflex | A myotatic or deep reflex in which the muscle stretch receptors are stimulated by percussing the tendon of a muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon sheath | <anatomy> A membranous sleeve which envelops the tendon and creates a lubricated low-friction environment for easy movement. (13 Jan 1998) |
| tendon sheath of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles | The synovial sheath lining the compartment of the extensor retinaculum that contains the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculorum abductoris longi et extensoris brevis pollicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon sheath of extensor carpi radialis muscles | The synovial sheath lining the compartment of the extensor retinaculum containing the tendons of the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis muscles. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculorum extensorum carpi radialium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon sheath of extensor carpi ulnaris muscle | The synovial sheath surrounding the tendon of the extensor carpi ulnaris in its course deep to the extensor retinaculum. Synonym: vagina tendinis musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris, peritenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendon sheath of extensor digiti minimi muscle | <anatomy> The synovial sheath surrounding the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi in its passage deep to the extensor retinaculum. Synonym: vagina tendinis musculi extensoris digiti minimi. (05 Mar 2000) |