| FDTD | finite difference time domain [method] |
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| FEM | female; femur, femoral; finite element method |
| HAREM | heparin assay rapid easy method |
| HARM | heparin assay rapid method |
| IDM | idiopathic disease of myocardium; immune defense mechanism; indirect method; infant of diabetic moth... |
| external sphincter muscle of anus | A fusiform ring of striated muscular fibres surrounding the anus, attached posteriorly to the coccyx and anteriorly to the central tendon of the perineum; it is subdivided, often indistinctly, into a subcutaneous part, a superficial part and a deep part for descriptive purposes. Synonym: musculus sphincter ani externus, external sphincter muscle of anus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| external sphincterotomy | Transurethral incision of external urethral sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external spiral sulcus | A concavity in the outer wall of the cochlear duct between the prominentia spiralis and the spiral organ. Synonym: sulcus spiralis externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external squint | <clinical sign> The outward or temporal deviation of an eye. (27 Sep 1997) |
| external strabismus | An obsolete term for exotropia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external surface | The outer convex surface of either the frontal or the parietal bone. Synonym: facies externa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external surface of frontal bone | The convex outer surface of the frontal bone. Synonym: facies externa ossis frontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external surface of parietal bone | The convex outer surface of the parietal bone. Synonym: facies externa ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external traction | A pulling force created by using fixed anchorage (e.g., a headcap or bed frame) outside the oral cavity; principally used in the management of midfacial fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external urethral orifice | The slitlike opening of the urethra in the glans penis, the external orifice of the urethra (in the female) in the vestibule, usually upon a slight elevation, the papilla urethrae. Synonym: ostium urethrae externum, external opening of urethra, meatus urinarius, orificium urethrae externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external urethral sphincter | Origin, ramus of pubis; insertion, with fellow in median raphe behind and in front of urethra; action, constricts membranous urethra; nerve supply, pudendal. Synonym: musculus sphincter urethrae, external urethral sphincter, Guthrie's muscle, musculus compressor urethrae, musculus constrictor urethrae, musculus sphincter urethrae membranaceae, sphincter muscle of urethra, Wilson's muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external wall of cochlear duct | The wall that faces the outer side of the cochlea. Synonym: paries externus ductus cochlearis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abbott's method | A method of treatment of scoliosis by use of a series of plaster jackets applied after partial correction of the curvature by external force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Abell-Kendall method | A standard method for estimation of total serum cholesterol involving saponification of cholesterol ester by hydroxide, extraction with petroleum ether, and colour development with acetic anhydride-sulfuric acid; the method avoids interference by bilirubin, protein, and haemoglobin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| activated sludge method | A method of sewage disposal in which the sewage is treated with 15% bacterially active, liquid sludge, which is produced by repeated vigorous aeration of fresh sewage to form floccules or sediment; when this flocculation process is complete, the resulting activated sludge contains large numbers of bacteria, together with yeasts, molds, and protozoa, which actively effect the oxidation of organic compounds; this mixture is piped to a sedimentation tank, the effluent from which is completely treated sewage. (05 Mar 2000) |