| splenic infarction | Cell death (necrosis) of a portion or all of the spleen due to an interruption in blood flow. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| subendocardial myocardial infarction | Infarction that involves only the layer of muscle subjacent to the endocardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nontransmural myocardial infarction | Necrosis of heart muscle that fails to extend from the endocardium to the epicardium, often erroneously considered relatively benign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaphragmatic myocardial infarction | Infarction in which the inferior or diaphragmatic wall of the heart is involved, producing indicative changes in leads II, III, and aVF in the electrocardiogram. Synonym: diaphragmatic myocardial infarction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infarction | 1. <cardiology> The formation of an infarct. 2. An infarct. Origin: L. Infarcire = to stuff in (18 Nov 1997) |
| inferior myocardial infarction | Infarction in which the inferior or diaphragmatic wall of the heart is involved, producing indicative changes in leads II, III, and aVF in the electrocardiogram. Synonym: diaphragmatic myocardial infarction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferolateral myocardial infarction | Infarction involving the inferior and lateral surfaces of the heart and producing indicative changes in the electrocardiogram in leads II, III, aVF, V5, and V6. (05 Mar 2000) |
| through-and-through myocardial infarction | Infarction that involves the whole thickness of the heart muscle from endocardium to epicardium. Synonym: through-and-through myocardial infarction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transmural myocardial infarction | Infarction that involves the whole thickness of the heart muscle from endocardium to epicardium. Synonym: through-and-through myocardial infarction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral myocardial infarction | Infarction involving only the lateral wall of the heart, producing indicative electrocardiographic changes confined to leads I, aVL, V5, and V6. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior wall of middle ear | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid wall of middle ear | It contains the carotid canal and the opening of the auditory tube. Synonym: paries caroticus cavi tympani, anterior wall of middle ear, carotid wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoid wall of middle ear | It contains the opening into the mastoid antrum. Synonym: paries mastoideus cavi tympani, mastoid wall of middle ear, posterior wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavity of middle ear | An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly. Synonym: cavitas tympanica, cavity of middle ear, cavum tympani, tympanum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial wall of middle ear | A bony layer separating the middle from the internal ear or labyrinth; it contains the fenestra vestibuli and the fenestra cochleae. Synonym: paries labyrinthicus cavi tympani, labyrinthine wall of middle ear, medial wall of middle ear. (05 Mar 2000) |