| CTU | cardiac-thoracic unit; centigrade thermal unit; constitutive transcription unit |
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| CTV | cervical and thoracic vertebrae; clinical target volume |
| DRT | dorsal root, thoracic |
| ITA | inferior temporal artery; internal thoracic artery; International Tuberculosis Association |
| LITA | left internal thoracic artery |
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| Retzius' cavity | The area of loose connective tissue between the bladder with its related fascia and the pubis and anterior abdominal wall. Synonym: spatium retropubicum, cavum retzii, Retzius' cavity, Retzius' space. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pericardial cavity | The potential space between the parietal and the visceral layers of the serous pericardium, in the embryo, that part of the primary celom containing the heart; originally it is in open communication with the pericardioperitoneal cavity's and indirectly, through them, with the peritoneal part of the celom. Synonym: cavitas pericardialis, cavum pericardii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| greater peritoneal cavity | The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the stomach. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of winslow, or epiploic foramen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| peritoneal cavity | The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the stomach. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of winslow, or epiploic foramen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| perivisceral cavity | The space between the ectoderm and endoderm in the gastrula. Synonym: primitive perivisceral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| roof of tympanic cavity | The superior wall, or roof, of the tympanic cavity, formed by the tegmen tympani of the temporal bone. Synonym: paries tegmentalis cavi tympani, tegmental wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngonasal cavity | <anatomy> The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cleavage cavity | The cavity in the blastula of a developing embryo. Synonym: blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavity. Origin: blasto-+ G. Koilos, hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosa of tympanic cavity | The mucous layer of the tympanic cavity and the structures in it. Synonym: tunica mucosa cavitatis tympani, mucous membrane of tympanic cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous membrane of tympanic cavity | The mucous layer of the tympanic cavity and the structures in it. Synonym: tunica mucosa cavitatis tympani, mucous membrane of tympanic cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural cavity | The potential space which lies in between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pleuroperitoneal cavity | That part of the embryonic celom later partitioned to give rise to the pleural and peritoneal cavity's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cotyloid cavity | <anatomy> The hollow, cuplike portion of the pelvis into which the head of the thigh bone (femur) fits. <zoology> Also, in entomology, the leg socket on an insect's abdomen or thorax. (12 Mar 1998) |
| cranial cavity | <anatomy> The skull. (16 Dec 1997) |
| crown cavity | The space within the crown of a tooth continuous with the root canal. Synonym: cavitas coronalis, cavum coronale. (05 Mar 2000) |