colloquial term for the radiographic appearance of the left superior intercostal or accessory hemiazygos vein as a bump on the aortic knob. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 a·or·tic nip·ple (ā-ōr'tik nip'ĕl)
Cardiology The partial or complete occlusion of the aorta along its path, an event which, given its hemodynamic consequences, is incompatible with long-term viability of the tissues 'south' of the occlusion McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies,...
Medical implantsmade ofbiodegradable materialsare advantageous for short-term applications as fracture fixation and mechanical support during bone healing. After completing the healing process, the implant biodegrades without any long-termside effectsnor any need for surgical removal. In particular, Magnesiu...
These are the same precautions I currently use during our influenza seasons, except for the mask and gloves.: 1) NO HANDSHAKING! Use a fist bump, slight bow, elbow bump, etc. 2) Use ONLY your knuckle to touch light switches. elevator buttons, etc.. Lift the gasoline dispenser with a ...
In another embodiment where the luer assembly 10 may be put together as well as taken apart (e.g., for servicing, for replacing catheters), the fasteners 33, 52 may be one or more circumferential ridges in the form of knuckle threads (e.g., circumferential ridges forming complementary ...
For example, the detector 235a may be mounted to detect first or second radiation returned from the measurement region. The term “returned from the measurement region” is used to refer to receiving radiation back from a measurement region, generally in a direction opposite the illuminating ...
So why do we choose to mess around when we need to knuckle down and do what we know to be important? The value of mundane tasks In order to procrastinate, we need to have an appreciation of the value of ourbehaviours. That's to say we know that we're undertaking a short-term, les...
Cun is a traditional Chinese unit of length (its traditional measure is the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle, whereas the width of the two forefingers denotes 1.5 cun and the width of four fingers side-by-side is three cuns). They used the relative distance between landmarks ...