| axial compression fracture |
fracture of a vertebra by excessive vertical force, so that pieces of it move out in horizontal directions, often injuring the spinal cord; it usually occurs in the thoracic or lumbar region as a result of flexion. Called also burst f.
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| axial fusiform cataract |
anterior and posterior polar cataracts joined with threadlike opacities extending axially through the lens; called also spindle c.
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| axial pattern flap |
a myocutaneous flap containing an artery in its long axis. Cf. random pattern f.
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| axile corpuscle |
axis corpuscle, the central part of a tactile corpuscle.
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| axillary aneurysm |
aneurysm of the axillary artery.
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