| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction amplification |
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| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription PCR |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription and the polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription coupled to polymerase chain reaction |
| chopart fracture-dislocation | <radiology> A fracture-dislocation occuring through the hindfoot-midfoot joint (i.e., tarsonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| gutter fracture | A long, narrow, depressed fracture of the skull. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clay shoveler's fracture | <radiology> Avulsion fracture of spinous process of C7 or T1, sudden load on a flexed spine, may occur secondary to rotational injury see: cervical spine fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| closed fracture | A fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture. Synonym: simple fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| closed skull fracture | Fracture with intact overlying scalp and/or mucous membranes. Synonym: simple skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wagstaffe's fracture | Fracture, with displacement, of the medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| piedmont fracture | <radiology> Closed fracture of radius, at the junction of the middle and distal thirds, no associated ulnar fracture, due to direct blow (12 Dec 1998) |
| pilon fracture | A fracture of the distal metaphysis of the tibia extending into the ankle joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monteggia fracture | <radiology> Angulated fracture at the junction of the proximal and middle third of ulna accompained by anterior dislocation of the radial head aetiology: transmission of force thorugh the hand and forearm with the elbow partially flexed, interosseous ligament drags the radius with the distal two-thirds of the ulna, MUGR mnemonic, Monteggia with ulna (proximal), Galeazzi with radius (distal) see: forearm fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| monteggia's fracture | A fracture of the forearm characterised by a fracture of the ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius. (27 Sep 1997) |
| comminuted fracture | A fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| comminuted skull fracture | A fracture of the skull with fragmentation of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complicated fracture | A fracture with significant soft tissue injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound bone fracture | <orthopaedics> A fractured bone that is exposed to potential bacterial contamination through a laceration or puncture wound in the soft tissues overlying the fracture site. (05 Jan 1998) |
| compound fracture | Fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the fracture. Synonym: compound fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |