| ETF | Eustachian Tube Function |
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| CRT | cadaveric renal transplant; cardiac resuscitation team; cathode-ray tube; certified; Certified Recor... |
| CT | calcitonin; calf testis; cardiac tamponade; cardiothoracic [ratio]; carotid tracing; carpal tunnel; ... |
| CTD | carpal tunnel decompression; chest tube drainage; congenital thymic dysplasia; connective tissue dis... |
| DLT | dihydroepiandrosterone loading test; double lung transplantation; double-lumen endotracheal tube |
| PMT | photo multiplier tube |
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| TT | tracheal tube |
| TAT | tube agglutination test |
| glands of auditory tube | Glands located principally near the pharyngeal end of the auditory tube. Synonym: glandulae tubariae, glands of auditory tube, glands of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| glands of eustachian tube | Glands located principally near the pharyngeal end of the auditory tube. Synonym: glandulae tubariae, glands of auditory tube, glands of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rehfuss stomach tube | A tube with a calibrated syringe, formerly used for aspiration of stomach contents in gastric analysis; replaced by plastic disposable stomach tube's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube | The broad medial portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis medialis tubae auditivae, medial cartilaginous layer, medial layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial layer of cartilaginous auditory tube | The broad medial portion of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina medialis cartilaginis tubae auditivae, lamina cartilaginis medialis tubae auditivae, medial cartilaginous layer, medial layer of cartilaginous auditory tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Celestin tube | A plastic tube introduced through a tumour in the oesophagus; it permits maintenance of swallowing certain substances when the lesion is unresectable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medullary tube | <embryology> The progenitor of the central nervous system. See: neural plate, neurulation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| membranous lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube | The connective tissue membrane that, with the lateral lamina, completes the lateral and inferior walls of the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube. Synonym: lamina membranacea cartilaginis tubae auditivae, membranous layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chest tube thoracostomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure to create an artificial conduit into the chest cavity. Usually performed for purposes of chest drainage. (27 Sep 1997) |
| groove for auditory tube | A furrow on the inner surface of the posterior border of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, for the cartilaginous auditory tube. Synonym: sulcus tubae auditivae, pharyngotympanic groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robertshaw tube | A variation of Carlen's tube that eliminates some mechanical disadvantages of the latter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| roll tube | A modification of the plate culture; a seeded medium containing agar is placed in a test tube which is rolled or spun horizontally until the medium solidifies evenly on the interior of the tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| roll-tube culture | A culture in a tube of medium which has been melted and allowed to solidify while the tube is being spun; the inside of the tube is thereby coated with a thin layer of solidified medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngeal opening of auditory tube | An opening in the upper part of the nasopharynx about 1.2 cm behind the posterior extremity of the inferior concha on each side. Synonym: ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae, pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube | An opening in the upper part of the nasopharynx about 1.2 cm behind the posterior extremity of the inferior concha on each side. Synonym: ostium pharyngeum tubae auditivae, pharyngeal opening of eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |