| PCL | pacing cycle length; persistent corpus luteum; plasma cell leukemia; posterior chamber lens; posteri... |
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| PDL | pancreatic duct ligation; periodontal ligament; poorly differentiated lymphocyte; population doublin... |
| PLL | peripheral light loss; phase-locked loop; poly-L-lysine; pressure length loop; posterior longitudina... |
| PTF | patient treatment file; plasma thromboplastin factor; posterior talofibular [ligament]; proximal tub... |
| TCL | T-cell leukemia; thermochemiluminescence; total capacity of the lung; transverse carpal ligament |
| DRUJ | Distal Radio-Ulnar Joint |
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| JCRT | Joint Center for Radiation Therapy |
| JCAH | Joint Commision of Accreditation of Hospitals |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
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| movable joint | A joint in which the opposing bony surfaces are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage, there is a joint cavity containing synovial fluid, lined with synovial membrane and reinforced by a fibrous capsule and ligaments, and there is some degree of free movement possible. Synonym: articulatio synovialis, diarthrodial joint, diarthrosis, junctura synovialis, movable joint, perarticulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| composite joint | A joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit. For example, the telonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints act together as the compound transverse tarsal joint. Synonym: articulatio complexa, articulatio composita, composite joint, compound articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound joint | A joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit. For example, the telonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints act together as the compound transverse tarsal joint. Synonym: articulatio complexa, articulatio composita, composite joint, compound articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylar joint | A modified ball-and-socket synovial joint in which the joint surfaces are elongated or ellipsoidal; it is a biaxial joint, i.e., two axes of motion at right angles to each other, the radiocarpal being an example. Synonym: articulatio ellipsoidea, articulatio condylaris, condylar articulation, condylar joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiaxial joint | One in which movement occurs in a number of axes. See: ball-and-socket joint. Synonym: polyaxial joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wrist joint | The synovial joint between the distal end of the radius and its articular disk and the proximal row of carpal bones with the exception of the pisiform bone. Synonym: articulatio radiocarpea, carpal articulation, carpal joints, radiocarpal articulation, radiocarpal joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyaxial joint | One in which movement occurs in a number of axes. See: ball-and-socket joint. Synonym: polyaxial joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costochondral joint | The cartilaginous joint between the sternal end of a rib and the lateral end of a costal cartilage. Synonym: articulatio costochondralis, costochondral junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costotransverse joint | The synovial articulation between the neck and tubercle of a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra. Synonym: articulatio costotransversaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cotyloid joint | A multiaxial synovial joint in which a more or less extensive sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint. Synonym: articulatio spheroidea, articulatio cotylica, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, socket joint, spheroid articulation, spheroid joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricoarytenoid joint | The synovial joint between the base of each arytenoid cartilage and the upper border of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: articulatio cricoarytenoidea, cricoarytenoid articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cricothyroid joint | The synovial articulation between the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage and the side of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: articulatio cricothyroidea, cricothyroid articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior intraoccipital joint | Cartilaginous union between the squamous and lateral parts of the occipital bone in the newborn. Synonym: synchondrosis intraoccipitalis posterior, Budin's obstetrical joint, posterior intraoccipital joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cruveilhier's joint | A pivot synovial joint between the dens of the axis and the ring formed by the anterior arch and the transverse ligament of the atlas. Synonym: articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana, Cruveilhier's joint, middle atlantoepistrophic joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cubital joint | A compound hinge synovial joint between the humerus and the bones of the forearm; it consists of the articulatio humeroradialis and the articulatio humeroulnaris. Synonym: articulatio cubiti, cubital joint. (05 Mar 2000) |