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Albuminous periostitis
Periostitis with albuminous serous fluid exudate beneath the membrane affected.
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Apical periodontitis
Periodontitis of the periapical region usually leading to formation of periapical abscess.
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Absolute refractory period
Following contraction of a muscle fiber or transmission of a nerve impulse by a neuron, the period in which a stimulus, no matter how strong, will not elicit a response. The brief period during depolarization of a neuron or muscle fiber when the cell does not respond to any stimulus, no matter how strong.
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Anterior perineorrhaphy
Surgical repair of anterior perineum and vaginal wall to correct a cystocele.
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Adherent pericardium
A condition in which fibrous bands form between the two serous layers of the pericardium, obliterating the pericardial cavity.
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Finger percussion
Striking of the examiner’s finger as it rests upon the patient’s body with a finger of the examiner’s other hand.
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Auscultatory percussion
Percussion combined with auscultation.
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Perceptivity
The power to receive sense impressions.
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Assimilation pelvis
A structural abnormality that results form a developmental lumbosacral fusion or from a sacrococcygeal fusion.
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Anthropoid pelvis
A structural abnormality that occurs in about 20% of women. Deviations from the normal gynecoid configuration include a long, oval, narrow inlet and narrow sacrum, straight sidewalls, and a wide sacrosciatic notch. The shape increases the potential for fetal posterior positions during childbearing. A female pelvis that is elongated, slender, and oval, similar to that…