| PC | avoirdupois weight [Lat. pondus civile]; packed cells; paper chromatography; paracortex; parent cell... |
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| SC | conditioned stimulus; sacrococcygeal; Sanitary Corps; scalenus [muscle]; scapula; Schwann cell; scia... |
| TC | target cell; taurocholate; temperature compensation; teratocarcinoma; tertiary cleavage; tetracyclin... |
| LES | Lower Esophageal Sphincter; 하부 식도 괄약근 |
| LESP | Lower Esophageal Sphincter Prssure |
| colon descendens | The fourth portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the transverse colon in the left-upper quadrant of the abdomen and the rectum below. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| colon obstruction | <radiology> Primary colon carcinoma (70%), diverticulitis (spasm, scarring), volvulus (caecal, sigmoid), inflammatory stricture (IBD, etc.), extrinsic lesion (hernia, neoplasm), faecal impaction, intussusception, Hirschsprung disease, imperforate anus, meconium plug, adhesions, retractile mesenteritis Note: left colon more common, more subacute than SBO (12 Dec 1998) |
| colon pelvinum | <anatomy> The portion of the colon that connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| colon sigmoideum | <anatomy> The portion of the colon that connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| colon transversum | <anatomy> The third division of the colon (large intestine). It communicates with the ascending colon in the upper right-hand quadrant of the abdomen and the descending colon in the upper left-hand quadrant. (19 Jan 1998) |
| plica semilunaris of colon | One of the folds of the wall of the colon between sacculations. Synonym: plica sigmoidea, semilunar fold of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of colon | Muscular layer of the wall of the colon. Synonym: tunica muscularis coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polypsis of the colon | Multiple polyps with a high malignant potential in large bowel. This hereditary condition is also known as polypsis coli and familial adenomatous polyposis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prediverticular disease of colon | <radiology> Longitudinal and circular muscle thickening with redundancy of folds secondary to myostatic contracture findings: saw tooth sign: crowding and thickening of haustral folds (shortening of colonic segments), superimposed muscle spasm (relieved by antispasmodics) Differential diagnosis: hemmorhage; ischemia; radiation; pseudomembranous colitis see: divericular disease of colon (12 Dec 1998) |
| haustra of colon | <anatomy> The sacculations of the colon, caused by the teniae, or longitudinal bands, which are slightly shorter than the gut so that the latter is thrown into tucks or pouches. Synonym: haustra coli, haustrations of colon, sacculation of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haustrations of colon | <anatomy> The sacculations of the colon, caused by the teniae, or longitudinal bands, which are slightly shorter than the gut so that the latter is thrown into tucks or pouches. Synonym: haustra coli, haustrations of colon, sacculation of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacculation of colon | <anatomy> The sacculations of the colon, caused by the teniae, or longitudinal bands, which are slightly shorter than the gut so that the latter is thrown into tucks or pouches. Synonym: haustra coli, haustrations of colon, sacculation of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| semilunar fold of colon | One of the folds of the wall of the colon between sacculations. Synonym: plica sigmoidea, semilunar fold of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of colon | Serous coat of the colon; the visceral peritoneum of the large intestine. Synonym: tunica serosa coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sigmoid colon | <anatomy> The portion of the colon that connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below. (27 Sep 1997) |