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Anococcygeal ligament
A band of fibrous tissue joining the tip of the coccyx with the external anal sphincter.
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Annular ligament
A circular ligament, especially one enclosing a head or radius or one holding the footplate of the stapes in the oval window.
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Alar ligament
One of a pair of short round ligaments extending up from the sides of the dens, through the foramen of the atlas, and attaching to the sides of the foramen magnum of the skull. They limit side flexion and rotation of the head in relation to the vertebral column.
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Acromioclavicular ligament
The ligament supporting the acromioclavicular joint; it joins the acromial process of the scapula and the distal end of the clavicle and, in combination with the coracoclavicular ligaments, holds the clavicle down.
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Accessory ligament
A ligament that supplements another, especially one on the lateral surface of a joint. This type of ligament lies outside of and independent of the capsule of a joint.
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Life-sustaining therapy
Therapy of a critically ill patient that, if discontinued, would cause the patient to die.
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Lifestyle redesign
A comprehensive customized program of community-based occupational therapy, intended to improve daily work, recreation, and health practices as well as the social interactions of independently living people, especially older adults.
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Sedentary lifestyle
Reports a habit of life that is characterized by a low physical activity level. A lifestyle involving little exercise, even of the least strenuous type. Sedentary living is associated with weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and, in many studies, an increased risk of coronary artery disease.
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Withholding life support
Removal of or not giving medical interventions during end-of-life care, with the expectation that the patient will die as a result.
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Prehospital trauma life support
A continuing education course developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, designed to improve the assessment and management of trauma patients in the field.
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