| short-FRAME | short stature-facial anomalies-Rieger anomaly-midline anomalies-enamel defects [syndrome] |
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| URF | unidentified reading frame; uterine relaxing factor |
| CCT | carotid compression tomography; central conduction time; cerebrocranial trauma; chocolate-coated tab... |
| CT | calcitonin; calf testis; cardiac tamponade; cardiothoracic [ratio]; carotid tracing; carpal tunnel; ... |
| C/T | compression/traction [ratio] |
| intermaxillary traction | <dentistry> A pulling force developed by using elastic or wire ligatures and interdental wiring or splints, or both. Synonym: intermaxillary traction. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| internal traction | A pulling force created by using one of the cranial bones, above the point of fracture, for anchorage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isometric traction | Traction in which the length of the limb does not change. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isotonic traction | Traction in which the amount of force does not change. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traction | <dentistry> The act of drawing or pulling the teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| traction alopecia | Circumscribed or diffuse loss of hair resulting from repetitive traction on the hair by pulling or twisting; also occurs after excessive application of hair "softeners" such as permanent wave solutions or hot combs. Alopecia marginalis is a form of traction alopecia. Synonym: traumatic alopecia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traction atrophy | Bands of thin wrinkled skin, initially red but becoming purple and white, which occur commonly on the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs at puberty and/or during and following pregnancy, and result from atrophy of the dermis and overextension of the skin; also associated with ascites and Cushing's syndrome. Synonym: atrophoderma striatum, lineae albicantes, lineae atrophicae, linear atrophy, stretch marks, stria, striae atrophicae, striate atrophy of skin, traction atrophy, vergeture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traction diverticulum | A diverticulum formed by the pulling force of contracting bands of adhesion, occurring mainly in the distal oesophagus, from tuberculous hilar or mediastinal lymphadenitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| traction epiphysis | A secondary centre of ossification at the site of attachment of a tendon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external traction | A pulling force created by using fixed anchorage (e.g., a headcap or bed frame) outside the oral cavity; principally used in the management of midfacial fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extraoral traction appliances | Extraoral devices for applying force to the dentition in order to avoid some of the problems in anchorage control met with in intermaxillary traction and to apply force in directions not otherwise possible. (12 Dec 1998) |