| L | 1) Lumbar Vertebrae L1; 1st Lumbar Vertebrae &... |
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| Sp | tap spinal tap |
| SpT | spinal tap |
| TAP | transesophageal atrial pacing; transluminal angioplasty; transmembrane action potential; transporter... |
| TW | tap water; terminal web; test weight; total body water; travelling wave |
| r-TAP | Recombinant tick anticoagulant peptide |
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| TAP | Thiamphenicol |
| TAP | Tick anticoagulant peptide |
| TAP | Tracheal antimicrobial peptide |
| TAP | Transesophageal atrial pacing |
| pericardial tap | Needle drainage of the pericardium, usually accompanied by placement of an indwelling catheter for continuing drainage. Synonym: pericardial tap, pericardiocentesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mitral tap | The palpable equivalent of the opening snap of the mitral valve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heel tap | A reflex movement of the toes when the heel is tapped, present in multiple sclerosis and other diseases of the pyramidal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sole tap reflex | Plantar flexion of the foot and toes elicited by tapping the sole near its outer edge; has the same significance as the Rossolimo toe flexion reflex Also called Guillain-Barre, Weingrow's, or sole tap reflex. Synonym: Guillain-Barre reflex, sole tap reflex, Weingrow's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spinal tap | A diagnostic procedure where a sterile needle is introduced into the lower spine (L2) to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes. Chemical analysis, cellular analysis and CSF pressure can all be measured with this procedure. This test can aid in the diagnosis of meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage and multiple sclerosis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tap | 1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn. 2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet. 3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. 4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar. 5. <mechanics> A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges. On tap. Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap. Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on tap. Plug tap, the slag of a puddling furnace. 1. To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumour, etc. 2. Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury. 3. To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. "He has been tapping his liquors." (Addison) 4. <mechanics> To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut. Origin: AS. Taeppa, akin to D. Tap, G. Zapfen, OHG. Zapfo, Dan. Tap, Sw. Tapp, Icel. Tappi. Cf. Tampion, Tip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| front-tap contraction | Contraction of the calf muscles when the anterior surface of the leg is struck. Synonym: Gowers' contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| front-tap reflex | Contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle when the shin is struck. Synonym: periosteal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending lumbar vein | <anatomy, vein> Paired, vertical vein of the posterior abdominal wall, adjacent and parallel to the vertebral column, posterior to the origin of the psoas major muscle; it connects the common iliac, iliolumbar, and lumbar veins in the paravertebral line, the right vein joining the right subcostal vein to form the azygos vein, the left vein uniting with the left subcostal vein to form the hemiazygos vein. Synonym: vena lumbalis ascendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ventral primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves | See: ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve. Synonym: rami ventrales nervorum lumbalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lumbar intertransversarii muscles | Origin, accessory and mamillary processes of lumbar vertebrae; insertion, corresponding processes of next superior vertebra; action, abducts lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum, medial lumbar intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lumbar intertransverse muscles | Origin, accessory and mamillary processes of lumbar vertebrae; insertion, corresponding processes of next superior vertebra; action, abducts lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii mediales lumborum, medial lumbar intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right lumbar lymph nodes | The chain of lymph nodes associated with the inferior vena cava; it is divided into three groups: nodi lymphatici cavales laterales on the right of the inferior vena cava; nodi lymphatici precavales, in front of the inferior vena cava; nodi lymphatici postcavales, under nodus lymphaticus, behind the inferior vena cava. Synonym: nodi lymphatici lumbales dextri, lumbar lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Petit's lumbar triangle | An area in the posterior abdominal wall bounded by the edges of the latissimus dorsi and external oblique muscles and the iliac crest; herniations occasionally occur here. Synonym: trigonum lumbale, Petit's lumbar triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal branch of the lumbar artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch (with ventral branch) of the 4-5 lumbar arteries, distributed to lumbar portion of back, posterior vertebral column, and spinal cord and environs. Synonym: ramus dorsalis arteriae lumbalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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