| SNF | sinus node formation; skilled nursing facility |
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| TFT | thin-film transistor; thrombus formation time; thyroid function test; tight filum terminale; trifluo... |
| RAS | 1) Reticular Activating(Activation) System 2) Renal Artery Stenosis |
| ARAS | ascending reticular activating system |
| LRN | lateral reticular nucleus |
| epithelial reticular cell | One of the many-branched epithelial cell's that collectively form the supporting stroma for lymphocytes in the thymus; believed to produce thymosin and other factors that control thymic function. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lateral reticular nucleus | A group of cells in the medulla oblongata, located between the inferior olive and the descending trigeminal nucleus, receiving fibres from the spinal cord and motor cortex and projecting to the cerebellum. Synonym: nucleus lateralis medullae oblongatae, lateral reticular nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |