| PCW | Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure |
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| PAW | pulmonary artery wedge |
| WP | wedge pressure |
| disk-shaped cataract | Congenital cataract in which a central white membrane replaces the nucleus. Synonym: disk-shaped cataract, life-belt cataract, umbilicated cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| d-shaped plasma | <radiobiology> A toroidal plasma whose cross-section (poloidal plane) is a D (instead of a circle). A D-shape has a higher beta limit than a circular shape. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tadpole-shaped pupil | An intermittent, brief distortion and dilation of a pupil that draws one part of the iris into a peak so that the pupil resembles a tadpole; a temporary, benign condition associated with migraine that may leave the patient with a Horner's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tongue-shaped | <botany> Shaped like a tongue; specifically, linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a tongue-shaped leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| top-shaped | <botany> Having the shape of a top; cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| j-shaped sella | <radiology> Cretinism (hypothyroidism), optic glioma, neurofibromatosis, Hurler syndrome (MPS I), mild arrested hydrocephalus, normal variant (12 Dec 1998) |
| Y-shaped ligament | <anatomy> A triangular ligament attached by its apex to the anterior inferior spine of the ilium and rim of the acetabulum, and by its base to the anterior intertrochanteric line of the femur; the strong medial band is attached to the lower part of the intertrochanteric line; the strong lateral part is fixed to the tubercle at the upper part of this line; the bands diverge, forming a Y-like figure with a weak area between; among the strongest of the body's ligaments, it limits extension at the hip joint. Synonym: ligamentum iliofemorale, Bertin's ligament, Bigelow's ligament, hypsiloid ligament, Y-shaped ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| kidney-shaped | Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf. (01 Mar 1998) |
| fiddle-shaped | <botany> Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lath-shaped | Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| funnel-shaped pelvis | A pelvis in which the pelvic inlet dimensions are normal, but the outlet is contracted in the transverse or in both transverse and anteroposterior diameters. (05 Mar 2000) |