| PIF | paratoid isoelectric focusing variant protein; peak inspiratory flow; proinsulin-free; prolactin-inh... |
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| PRIH | prolactin release-inhibiting hormone |
| RF | radial fiber; radio frequency; receptive field; regurgitant fraction; Reitland-Franklin [unit]; rela... |
| RI | radiation intensity; radioactive isotope; radioimmunology; recession index; recombinant inbred [stra... |
| RIF | radiological interface; release-inhibiting factor; rifampin; right iliac fossa; rosette-inhibiting f... |
| mattress suture | A suture utilizing a double stitch that forms a loop about the tissue on both sides of a wound, producing eversion of the edges when tied. Synonym: quilted suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| relaxation suture | A suture so arranged that it may be loosened if the tension of the wound becomes excessive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glover's suture | A continuous suture in which each stitch is passed through the loop of the preceding one. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median palatine suture | Line of union between the horizontal plates of the palatine bones, continuing the intermaxillary suture posteriorly. Synonym: sutura palatina mediana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retention suture | <surgery> A heavy reinforcing suture placed deep within the muscles and fasciae of the abdominal wall to relieve tension on the primary suture line and thus obviate postoperative wound disruption. Synonym: tension suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gould's suture | An intestinal mattress suture in which each loop is invaginated in such a way that the tissue at the loop is bulged out, becoming convex instead of concave. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gussenbauer's suture | A figure-of-8 suture for the intestine, resembling the Czerny-Lembert suture but not including the mucous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopic suture | A persistent frontal suture, sometimes discernible a short distance above sutura frontonasalis. Synonym: sutura metopica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coaptation suture | A suture of the skin only. Synonym: coaptation suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cobbler's suture | A suture with a needle attached at both ends. Synonym: cobbler's suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wedge-and-groove suture | A form of fibrous joint in which the sharp edge of one bone is received in a cleft in the edge of the other, as in the articulation of the vomer with the rostrum of the sphenoid. Synonym: schindylesis, schindyletic joint, wedge-and-groove suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plane suture | A simple firm apposition of two smooth surfaces of bones, without overlap, as seen in the lacrimomaxillary suture. Synonym: sutura plana, harmonia, harmonic suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pledgetted suture | A suture supported by a small piece of cloth or tissue so that the suture will tear through the tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Connell's suture | <surgery> A continuous suture used for inverting the gastric or intestinal walls in performing an anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| continuous suture | An uninterrupted series of stitches using one suture; the stitching is fastened at each end by a knot. Synonym: spiral suture, uninterrupted suture. (05 Mar 2000) |