| T2 | transverse relaxation time |
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| T2 | diiodothyronine; spin-spin or transverse relaxation time |
| T2* | effective transverse relaxation time |
| T2* | effective transverse relaxation time |
| t | Greek lower case letter tau; life [of radioisotope]; relaxation time; shear stress; spectral transmi... |
| radial flexor muscle of wrist | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, common flexor origin of the medial condyle of humerus; insertion, anterior surface of the base of the second and most often sending a slip to that of the third metacarpal bone; action, flexes and abducts wrist radialward; nerve supply, median; its tendon travels in its own canal roofed by a layer of the transverse carpal ligament. Synonym: musculus flexor carpi radialis, radial flexor muscle of wrist. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Valsalva's muscle | <anatomy> A band of vertical muscular fibres on the outer surface of the tragus of the ear. Synonym: musculus tragicus, muscle of tragus, Valsalva's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatoglossus muscle | <anatomy> Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym: musculus palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, musculus glossopalatinus, palatoglossus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatopharyngeal muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym: musculus palatopharyngeus, musculus pharyngopalatinus, palatopharyngeal muscle, palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatinus, pharyngostaphylinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatouvularis muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior nasal spine; insertion, forms chief bulk of the uvula; action, raises the uvula; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus. Synonym: musculus uvulae, muscle of uvula, musculus azygos uvulae, palatouvularis muscle, uvularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmar interosseous muscle | <anatomy> Three muscles in the hand; origin, first: ulnar side of second metacarpal; second and third: radial sides of fourth and fifth metacarpals; insertion, first: into ulnar side of index; second and third: into radial sides of ring and little fingers; action, adducts fingers toward axis of middle finger; nerve supply, ulnar. See: flexor pollicis brevis muscle. Synonym: musculus interosseus palmaris, musculus interosseus volaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gantzer's muscle | <anatomy> An accessory muscle extending from the superficial flexor of the digits to the deep flexor of the digits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle | palpebral part of orbicularis oculi muscle |
| panniculus carnosus muscle | <anatomy> A sheet of muscle, lying beneath the skin, by which the skin can be made to shiver; it is especially well developed in the horse, in man, platysma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papillary muscle | <anatomy> Small muscles within the heart which anchor the heart valves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| papillary muscle dysfunction | Impaired function of a papillary muscle, usually due to ischemia or infarction, with resulting incompetence of the mitral valve. Synonym: papillary muscle syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papillary muscle syndrome | Impaired function of a papillary muscle, usually due to ischemia or infarction, with resulting incompetence of the mitral valve. Synonym: papillary muscle syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gavard's muscle | <anatomy> Oblique fibres in the muscular coat of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventral sacrococcygeal muscle | <anatomy> An inconstant muscle on the pelvic surfaces of the sacrum and coccyx, the remains of a portion of the tail musculature of lower animals. Synonym: musculus sacrococcygeus ventralis, musculus sacrococcygeus anterior, ventral sacrococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventral sacrococcygeus muscle | <anatomy> An inconstant muscle on the pelvic surfaces of the sacrum and coccyx, the remains of a portion of the tail musculature of lower animals. Synonym: musculus sacrococcygeus ventralis, musculus sacrococcygeus anterior, ventral sacrococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |