| MIMOSA | medical image management in an open system architecture |
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| MUGEx | multigated blood pool image during exercise |
| MUGR | multigated blood pool image at rest |
| NSI | negative self-image; no signs of infection/inflammation; non-syncytium-inducing |
| PID | pain intensity difference [score]; pelvic inflammatory disease; photoionization detector; picture im... |
| rectifier tube | An electronic tube, used in X-ray transformers, to convert alternating to direct current. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| germ tube test | A test for the identification of Candida albicans; after a 3-hr incubation in serum, an inoculum of Candida develops tubelike appendages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage of auditory tube | Cartilage of auditory tube or of pharyngotympanic tube; tubal cartilage; the trough-shaped cartilage that forms the medial wall, roof, and part of the lateral wall of the auditory tube. Synonym: cartilago tubae auditivae, cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube, tubal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube | Cartilage of auditory tube or of pharyngotympanic tube; tubal cartilage; the trough-shaped cartilage that forms the medial wall, roof, and part of the lateral wall of the auditory tube. Synonym: cartilago tubae auditivae, cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube, tubal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilaginous part of auditory tube | That portion of the auditory tube that is supported by cartilage; it continues anteromedially from the osseous part to open into the nasopharynx. Synonym: pars cartilaginea tubae auditivae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicular appendices of uterine tube | A small fluid-filled cyst attached by a slender stalk to the fimbriated end of the uterine tube; a vestigial remnant of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix vesiculosa, Morgagni's hydatid, morgagnian cyst, stalked hydatid, vesicular appendage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vexar tube | A biodegradable plastic mesh tube used to protect young plants from browsing by deer or other animals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cathode ray tube | An evacuated tube containing a beam of electrons which can be deflected to various parts of a fluorescent screen; used in the cathode ray oscilloscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |