| CTSS | cathepsin S; closed tracheal suction system |
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| EC | effective concentration; ejection click; electrochemical; electron capture; embryonal carcinoma; eme... |
| SOLEC | stand on one leg eyes closed |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction - Complications(Cx) 1. Early ... |
| CPA | Chest Postero-Anterior |
| phthinoid chest | A long narrow chest, the lower ribs being more oblique than usual and sometimes reaching almost to the crest of the ilium, with the scapulae projecting backward, the manubrium sterni depressed, and Louis' angle sharper than normal; such a chest was once considered indicative of pulmonary tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pigeon chest | Pigeon-breasted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia with chest-wall involvement | <radiology> Actinomyces israelii, Nocardia asteroides (12 Dec 1998) |
| pterygoid chest | A chest in which the anteroposterior diameter is shorter than the average. Synonym: alar chest, pterygoid chest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open chest massage | Rhythmic manual compression of the ventricles of the heart with the hand inside the thoracic cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keeled chest | Pigeon-breasted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| knee-chest position | A prone posture resting on the knees and upper part of the chest, assumed for gynecologic or rectal examination. Synonym: genupectoral position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flail chest | <orthopaedics> An unstable chest wall after fractures of the sternum and/or ribs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| flat chest | A chest in which the anteroposterior diameter is shorter than the average. Synonym: alar chest, pterygoid chest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funnel chest | A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax. (12 Dec 1998) |