| RPT | rapid pull-through; refractory period of transmission; Registered Physical Therapist; renal parenchy... |
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| RVWT | right ventricle wall thickness |
| RWT | relative wall thickness |
| SFT | Sabin-Feldman test; sensory feedback therapy; skinfold thickness |
| VTI | velocity-time integral; volume thickness index |
| tendon graft | A graft of tendon, as in tendon transplantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Thiersch graft | A thin split-thickness graft, usually in small pieces. Synonym: Ollier-Thiersch graft, Thiersch graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thiersch's graft operation | The application of a partial thickness skin graft. Synonym: Thiersch's graft operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidermic graft | A graft supposed to contain only epidermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Esser graft | A skin graft wrapped (raw side out) around a bolus of dental compound and inserted into a prepared surgical pocket. Synonym: epithelial inlay, Esser graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia graft | A graft of fibrous tissue, usually the fascia lata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular graft | A nerve graft in which each bundle of fibres is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat graft | A free graft of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zooplastic graft | A graft of tissue from an animal to a human. Synonym: animal graft, zooplastic graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krause graft | A full-thickness skin graft. Synonym: Krause-Wolfe graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Krause-Wolfe graft | A full-thickness skin graft. Synonym: Krause-Wolfe graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| filler graft | A graft used for the filling of defects, e.g., filling a cyst with bone chips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free graft | A graft transplanted without its normal attachments, or a pedicle, from one site to another. (05 Mar 2000) |
| funicular graft | A nerve graft in which each funiculus (composed of two or more fasciculi) is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abscess, skin | Medical term for a common boil. (12 Dec 1998) |