| RVT | Renal Vein Thrombosis |
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| VATER Associations | Vertebral defects Anal atresia Tracheo-Esophageal fistula ... |
| APORF | acute postoperative renal failure |
| ARC | accelerating rate calorimetry; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex; active renin conc... |
| ARF | acute renal failure; acute respiratory failure; acute rheumatic fever; Addiction Research Foundation... |
| flap | Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment. "A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx." (Sir T. Browne) 2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. 3. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing. 4. <veterinary> A disease in the lips of horses. Flap tile, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip. <mechanics> Flap valve, a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve. Origin: OE. Flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. Flap, and E. Flap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| flap amputation | An amputation in which flaps of the muscular and cutaneous tissues are made to cover the end of the bone. Synonym: flap operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flap gate | <ecology, equipment> A device which allows water to flow in only one direction through a culvert, can be used to allow water to drain out of a wetland during low tide while preventing water from entering the wetland during high tide. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flap operation | An amputation in which flaps of the muscular and cutaneous tissues are made to cover the end of the bone. Synonym: flap operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flat flap | A flap in which during transfer the pedicle is left flat or open, i.e., untubed. Synonym: open flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free bone flap | Portion of cranium removed and detached from overlying soft tissue structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free flap | Island flap in which the donor vessels are severed proximally, the flap is transported as a free object to the recipient area, and the flap is revascularised by anastomosing its supplying vessels to vessels there. (05 Mar 2000) |
| French flap | A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area, with its free end adjacent to a defect; the defect is covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it. Synonym: advancement flap, French flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| full-thickness flap | A flap of the full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lined flap | A flap covered with epithelium on both sides; e.g., a folded skin flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual flap | A flap derived from the tongue; used to close a defect in an adjacent part, such as the lip or palate. Synonym: lingual flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver flap | <clinical sign, neurology> Abnormal muscle tremor consisting of involuntary jerking of the hands. May be seen in liver disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| local flap | A flap transferred to an adjacent area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute renal failure | <nephrology> A sudden decline in renal function may be triggered by a number of acute disease processes. Examples include sepsis (infection), shock, trauma, kidney stones, kidney infection, drug toxicity (aspirin or lithium), poisons or toxins (drug abuse) or after injection with an iodinated contrast dye (adverse effect). Chronic renal failure represents a slow decline in kidney function over time. Chronic renal failure may be caused by a number of disorders which include long-standing hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, lupus or sickle cell anaemia. Both forms of renal failure result in a life-threatening metabolic derangement. (27 Sep 1997) |
| aminoaciduria, renal | Impairment of renal tubular transport of amino acids. (12 Dec 1998) |